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− | The Innate immune system is the body's first barrier of defence to infection. It relies on an older, more generic, and faster acting set of tools than the [[Adaptive Immune System - WikiBlood|adaptive]] system. While the adaptive system is essential for a specific response to infection, it is ultimately the innate system that conquers foreign attackers through means of phagocytosis. | + | The Innate immune system is the body's first barrier of defence to infection. It relies on an older, more generic, and faster acting set of tools than the [[:Category:Adaptive Immune System|adaptive]] system. While the adaptive system is essential for a specific response to infection, it is ultimately the innate system that conquers foreign attackers by means of [[Phagocytosis|phagocytosis]]. |
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| * Non-specific protective mechanisms include such innate factors as: | | * Non-specific protective mechanisms include such innate factors as: |
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| *** [[Complement|Complement]] | | *** [[Complement|Complement]] |
| *** Interferons | | *** Interferons |
− | ** [[[[Innate Immunity Cellular Responses|'''Cellular mechanisms''']] | + | ** [[Innate Immunity Cellular Responses|'''Cellular mechanisms''']] |
− | *** [[Phagocytosis]] | + | *** [[Phagocytosis|Phagocytosis]] |
| ** Factors which regulate '''species specificity''' | | ** Factors which regulate '''species specificity''' |
| *** Membrane receptors for pathogens | | *** Membrane receptors for pathogens |
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| '''Websites''' | | '''Websites''' |
| *http://www.cellsalive.com | | *http://www.cellsalive.com |
| + | <br><br> |
| + | {{Robert J Francis |
| + | |date = May 10, 2012}} |
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− | [[Category:Innate Immune System]] | + | {{Jim Bee 2007}} |
| + | [[Category:Innate Immune System|A]] |
| + | [[Category:Robert J Francis reviewed]] |