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By Deepi Brar
CONSUMER HEALTH INTERACTIVE

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References


How the Immune System Works by Lauren Sompayrac. Blackwell Publishing, second edition 2003.

Nemours Foundation. Immune system. http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/immune.html

Hornef MW, et al. Bacterial strategies for overcoming host innate and adaptive immune responses. Nature Immunology. November 2002. 3(11):1033-1040.

Antimicrobial proteins and polypeptides in pulmonary innate defence Mark P Rogan et al Respiratory Research 2006, 7:29 http://respiratory-research.com/content/7/1/29



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Last updated June 4, 2009
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