Concept information
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
- 96
In other languages
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Finnish
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D018928
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