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On immunological memory.

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Immunological memory is a hallmark of the immune system. Evolution can teach us which effector arms of immunological memory are biologically relevant against which virus. Antibodies appear to be the critical protective mechanism against cytopathic viruses. Since these viruses cause cell damage and disease directly, particularly in the absence of an immune response, mothers protect their offspring during a critical immunoincompetent period (a consequence of MHC- restricted T cell recognition) ...

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Journal:
Annual review of immunology
Volume:
14
Issue:
1
Pages:
333-367
Publication date:
1996-01-01
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EISSN:
1545-3278
ISSN:
0732-0582
Language:
English
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2014-06-17

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