Child immune response and the role of nutrition
The immune function is designed to defend the body in a safe and efficient way against a variety of dangerous materials including toxins and infectious organisms. Mechanical and biological barriers prevent the penetration of exogenous material into the body. Only after these barriers have been breac...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Indonesian Pediatric Society Publishing House
2016-10-01
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| Series: | Paediatrica Indonesiana |
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| Online Access: | https://paediatricaindonesiana.org/index.php/paediatrica-indonesiana/article/view/834 |
| Summary: | The immune function is designed to defend
the body in a safe and efficient way against
a variety of dangerous materials including
toxins and infectious organisms. Mechanical and
biological barriers prevent the penetration of
exogenous material into the body. Only after these
barriers have been breached and cells have been
directly attacked does the immune system come into
play. By a variety of mechanisms, certain immune
cells can directly phagocytose and destroy many
pathogens. They require the close cooperation of
somatic cells, which both alert the immune system
through alarm signals and later participate in the
effector phase. This first alarm signal can be grouped
together as “stress signals”, known as the innate
immune response. |
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| ISSN: | 0030-9311 2338-476X |