Immune System

The body's defense mechanism against foreign organisms or substances and deviant native cells. It includes the humoral immune response and the cell-mediated response and consists of a complex of interrelated cellular, molecular, and genetic components.

Year introduced: 1985

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Tree Number(s): A15.382

MeSH Unique ID: D007107

Entry Terms:

• Immune Systems
• System, Immune
• Systems, Immune

Previous Indexing:

• Antibody Formation (1966-1984)
• B Lymphocytes (1973-1984)
• Immunity (1966-1984)
• Immunity, Cellular (1970-1984)
• Lymphocytes (1966-1984)
• Lymphocyte Transformation (1969-1984)
• T Lymphocytes (1973-1984)

All MeSH Categories
Anatomy Category
Hemic and Immune Systems
Immune System
Antibody-Producing Cells
B-Lymphocytes +
Antigen-Presenting Cells
Dendritic Cells +
Dendritic Cells, Follicular
Bone Marrow
Enterochromaffin Cells
Immunological Synapses
Leukocytes
Granulocytes +
Leukocytes, Mononuclear +
Lymphatic System
Glymphatic System
Lymph +
Lymphatic Vessels +
Lymphoid Tissue +
Mast Cells
Mononuclear Phagocyte System
Dendritic Cells +
Macrophages +
Monocytes +
Phagocytes
Macrophages +
Monocytes +
Neutrophils