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The immune system and bodily defence

1. Why do we need an immune system?

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How does the human body defend itself, and why does it choose the paths it does choose?

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  1. National Institute of Immunology, Aruna Asaf Ali Road, 110 067, New Delhi, India

    Vineeta Bal & Satyajit Rath

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Bal, V., Rath, S. The immune system and bodily defence. Reson 2, 25–33 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02838777

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