Immune System Dysfunction in the Elderly

ABSTRACT Human aging is characterized by both physical and physiological frailty that profoundly affects the immune system. In this context aging is associated with declines in adaptive and innate immunity established as immunosenescence. Immunosenescence is a new concept that reflects the age-assoc...

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Main Author: FUENTES,EDUARDO (author)
Other Authors: FUENTES,MANUEL (author), ALARCÓN,MARCELO (author), PALOMO,IVÁN (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2017
Subjects:
aging
immunosenescence
adaptive immunity
innate immunity
inflammation.
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652017000100285
Country:Brazil
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