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Immune System Phenomena > Immunity > Immunity, Mucosal

Preferred term

Immunity, Mucosal  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Mucosal Immunity

Scope note

  • Nonsusceptibility to the pathogenic effects of foreign microorganisms or antigenic substances as a result of antibody secretions of the mucous membranes. Mucosal epithelia in the gastrointestinal, respiratory, and reproductive tracts produce a form of IgA (IMMUNOGLOBULIN A, SECRETORY) that serves to protect these ports of entry into the body.

History note

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D018928

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