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Immune system

Known as: immunologic/allergic organ system, allergic/immunologic organ system, Immune Systems 
The complex group of organs like thymus, spleen, tonsils, lymphatic system, hematopoetic system and cells like lymphocytes, granulocytes, monocytes… 
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Anatomic structuresHemic and Immune Systemsbody system

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Review
2008
Review
2008
Immunological decision‐making: how does the immune system decide to mount a helper T‐cell response?
Aberrant T‐cell responses underpin a range of diseases, including asthma and allergy and autoimmune diseases. Pivotal immune… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Vitamin D status, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3, and the immune system.
Vitamin D is an important immune system regulator. The active form of vitamin D, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1,25(OH)2D3], has been… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Invertebrate immune systems – not homogeneous, not simple, not well understood
Summary:  The approximate 30 extant invertebrate phyla have diversified along separate evolutionary trajectories for hundreds of… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Polysaccharide intercellular adhesin (PIA) protects Staphylococcus epidermidis against major components of the human innate immune system
The skin commensal and opportunistic pathogen Staphylococcus epidermidis is the leading cause of nosocomial and biofilm… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
Apoptosis in the development and maintenance of the immune system
Programmed cell death is essential for the development and maintenance of cellular homeostasis of the immune system. The Bcl-2… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
Neopterin as a marker for immune system activation.
Increased amounts of neopterin are produced by human monocytes/macrophages upon stimulation with the cytokine interferon-y… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
Decision making in the immune system: Regulation of B-cell fate by antigen-receptor signals
Recent evidence indicates that B cells are instructed continuously by B-cell receptor (BCR) signals to make crucial cell-fate… 
Review
1998
Review
1998
Viral strategies of immune evasion.
The vertebrate body is an ideal breeding ground for viruses and provides the conditions that promote their growth, survival, and… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Transposition mediated by RAG1 and RAG2 and its implications for the evolution of the immune system
Immunoglobulin and T-cell-receptor genes are assembled from component gene segments in developing lymphocytes by a site-specific… 
Review
1995
Review
1995
Th1 and Th2 CD4+ T cells in the pathogenesis of organ-specific autoimmune diseases.
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