CELLULAR REACTIONS DUE TO INFECTIONS

Abstract

Among the organism's defense mechanisms against bacterial and viral infections, those present in the secretions (liquids) seem to play a preeminent role; but it is nevertheless a good idea to consider here all of those cell reactions which constitute the foundation for the dynamic equilibrium which is established in the relationship between the host organism, on the one hand, and the parasite, on the other hand. This is important not only because of the fact that the so-called humoral immunity factors themselves spring from cell elements but also because recent discoveries have made it possible to establish the cellular foundations for inherent and acquired resistance toward some of the pathogenic agents -- foundations which reside primarily in the elements of the RES (reticuloendothelial system).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0840852

Entities

People

  • G. M. Pontiera

Organizations

  • United States Army Biological Warfare Laboratories

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Animals
  • Antibodies
  • Cells
  • Defense Mechanisms
  • Experimental Data
  • Government (Foreign)
  • Governments
  • Humoral Immunity
  • Immunity
  • Infection
  • Macrophages
  • Resistance
  • Reticuloendothelial System
  • United States
  • Virion
  • Viruses
  • Wound Infections

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  • Immunology
  • Microbial Pathology
  • Theoretical Analysis.