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Microbes and Infection

Volume 5, Issue 13, November 2003, Pages 1279-1284
Microbes and Infection

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Ineffective humoral immunity in the elderly

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Abstract

As individuals age, dysfunction of the immune system leads to an increased incidence of infectious disease. Due to the complex network of cellular interactions and the multi-factorial process of aging, numerous impairments in humoral immunity have been reported. Advances in technology have allowed scientists to begin to identify the molecular mechanisms behind the age-associated decline.

Keywords

Aging
Humoral immunity
B lymphocytes

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