Aging and immunology

Immunosenescence is the term to describe the changesassociated with the progressive decrease in immune functionsuch as increasing in the susceptibility to infectious diseases,autoimmunity and cancer of individuals after 60 years of age.This decrease in immune function is associated with changes that...

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Main Authors: Irina Ewers, Luiz Vicente Rizzo, Jorge Kalil Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2008-03-01
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
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Online Access:http://www.einstein.br/revista/arquivos/PDF/775-Einstein%20Suplemento%20v6n1%20pS13-20.pdf