作者: M. E. Weksler
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-71790-1_12
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摘要: It has been appreciated for some time that the immune response to foreign antigens is usually lower in old than young humans. The greatest age-associated changes occur reactions depend upon thymic function. Thus, T cell-dependent immunity more markedly compromised elderly cell-independent immunity.