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Immunity, Mucosal

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Definition: 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.  IM general only, NIM with specific disease /immunol (IM)   
See Also Immunoglobulin A, Secretory 		Other names Mucosal Immune Responses; Mucosal Immune Response; Immune Responses, Mucosal; Mucosal Immunity; Immune Response, Mucosal
 
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CCL28 protein, human  0   *Chemokines, CC Immunity, Mucosal. J Immunol. 2000 Sep 15;165(6):2943-9

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