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Sistema inmune
¿Qué es el sistema inmunitario?
Overview
The immune system comprises diverse biological structures and processes that protect the body from disease. These processes can be classified ...
Las respuestas inmunitarias mediadas por células
Overview
The cell-mediated immune system is the host’s primary response against invasive bacteria and viruses that cause intracellular infections. ...
Las respuestas inmunitarias humorales
Overview
The humoral immune response, also known as the antibody-mediated immune response, targets pathogens circulating in “humors,” or ...
La estructura de los anticuerpos
Overview
Antibodies, also known as immunoglobulins (Ig), are essential players of the adaptive immune system. These antigen-binding proteins are produced ...
La afinidad y la avidez
Overview
Antibodies bind to toxins or substances on the surface of cells, bacteria, viruses, or fungi. The substance is called an antigen, and the ...
La reactividad cruzada
Overview
The ability of a single antibody to recognize multiple structurally similar epitopes is an important immune defense strategy that enables the ...
Las reacciones alérgicas
Overview
We speak of an allergy when the immune system triggers a response against a benign foreign structure, like food, pollen or pet dander. These ...
La inflamación
Overview
In response to tissue injury and infection, mast cells initiate inflammation. Mast cells release chemicals that increase the permeability of ...
Las vacunas
Overview
Vaccination is the administration of antigenic material from pathogens to confer immunity against a specific microorganism. Vaccination primes ...
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