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How should dividing lines be drawn between specific responsiveness (“turn-on”) and specific unresponsiveness (“turn-off”)? This may be asked in view of the long-standing basic observation that nature cannot afford unlimited reactions of any type and that also a response to an antigen becomes limited sooner or later by a “turn-off”.
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Müller-Ruchholtz, W. (1979). Introduction. In: Müller-Ruchholtz, W., Müller-Hermelink, H.K. (eds) Function and Structure of the Immune System. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 114. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9101-6_40
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