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Immunity, Mucosal

Medical 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.
Guide Notes: IM general only, NIM with specific disease /immunol (IM)
Also Called: Immune Response, Mucosal
Previously Indexed: Intestinal Mucosa/immunology (1976-1995),Mucous Membrane/immunology (1970-1995)

Immunity, Mucosal Medical Definitions and Terms

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