Abstract
The immune system is a collection of tissues, cells and molecules whose prime physiological function is protection of the body against harmful influences, both internal and external, which can damage health. It is also involved in other functions such as wound healing and the removal of cells that die through natural processes. In a restricted sense immunity refers to mechanisms established by a host to resist disease after exposure to a foreign infectious agent. In a broader sense it can also include hypersensitive biological phenomena of altered tissue reactivity such as allergies, acquired tolerance to and rejection of foreign tissues and autoimmune diseases.1
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Reilly, C. (1996). Selenium in health and disease IV. In: Selenium in Food and Health. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-6494-9_6
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