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1. The innate and adaptive immune systems - InformedHealth.org
Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK279396/
Description: WEBJul 30, 2020 · The innate immune system: Fast and general effectiveness. The innate immune system is the body's first line of defense against germs entering the body. It responds in the same way to all germs and foreign substances, which is why it is sometimes referred to as the "nonspecific" immune system.
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2. Innate immunity (article) | Immune system | Khan Academy
Link: https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/mcat/organ-systems/the-immune-system/a/innate-immunity
Description: WEBThe innate immune system works to fight off pathogens before they can start an active infection. For some cases, the innate immune response is not enough, or the pathogen is able to exploit the innate immune response for a way into the host cells.
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3. Innate immune system - Wikipedia
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innate_immune_system
Description: WEBThe innate immune system is an alternate defense strategy and is the dominant immune system response found in plants, fungi, prokaryotes, and invertebrates (see Beyond vertebrates). The major functions of the innate immune system are to: recruit immune cells to infection sites by producing chemical factors, including chemical mediators called ...
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4. Innate immune system - Autoimmunity - NCBI Bookshelf
Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK459455/
Description: WEBJul 18, 2013 · The innate immune system is more ancient than the acquired or adaptive immune response, and it has developed and evolved to protect the host from the surrounding environment in which a variety of toxins and infectious agents including bacteria, fungi, viruses and parasites are found .
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5. 11.1: The Innate Immune System: An Overview - Biology LibreTexts
Link: https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Microbiology/Microbiology_(Kaiser)/Unit_5%3A_Innate_Immunity/11.1%3A_The_Innate_Immune_System%3A_An_Overview
Description: WEBAug 31, 2023 · Innate immunity is an antigen-nonspecific defense mechanisms that a host uses immediately or within several hours after exposure to almost any microbe. Innate immunity is the immunity one is born with and is the initial response by the body to eliminate microbes and prevent infection.
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6. Innate Immunity - Molecular Biology of the Cell - NCBI Bookshelf
Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK26846/
Description: WEBThe innate immune responses are the first line of defense against invading pathogens. They are also required to initiate specific adaptive immune responses. Innate immune responses rely on the body's ability to recognize conserved features of pathogens that are not present in the uninfected host.
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7. Types of immune responses: Innate and adaptive, humoral vs.
Link: https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/human-biology/immunology/v/types-of-immune-responses-innate-and-adaptive-humoral-vs-cell-mediated
Description: WEBThe immune system is divided into nonspecific (innate) and specific (adaptive) responses. Nonspecific defenses, like skin and stomach acid, block pathogens indiscriminately. Specific defenses, such as B and T lymphocytes, adapt to specific pathogens after exposure.
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8. Innate immunity: the first line of defense against SARS-CoV-2
Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41590-021-01091-0
Description: WEBFeb 1, 2022 · The innate immune system functions as the first line of host defense against pathogens, including SARS-CoV-2. Innate immune responses limit viral entry, translation, replication and...
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9. The evolution and genetics of innate immunity - Nature
Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/35066006
Description: WEBApr 1, 2001 · Key Points. The innate immune response fights infections from the moment of first contact and is the fundamental defensive weapon of multicellular organisms. Studies in Drosophila and in...
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10. Innate Immunity | New England Journal of Medicine
Link: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM200008033430506
Description: WEBAug 3, 2000 · Innate Immunity. Authors: Ruslan Medzhitov, Ph.D., and Charles Janeway, Jr., M.D. Author Info & Affiliations. Published August 3, 2000. N Engl J Med 2000;343: 338 - 344. DOI:...