Understanding the Immune System: How It Works
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Official NIH publication from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the National Cancer Institute. Explains self and nonself recognition, immune cells and their products, natural and acquired immunity, immune disorders, transplants, and the frontiers of immunology research.
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