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In the neonate there is a striking biological paradox: the deficiency of defense mechanisms is associated with an elevated risk of tissue damage due to activation of the inflammatory process. In addition, a variety of defense patterns can be elicited, i.e., multifactorial immaturity of several components; latent activation of some activities; episodes of sudden, frequently uncontrolled functional hyperactivity; and exhaustion or deactivation of various metabolic responses.
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Laurenti, F. (1987). Modulation of Nonspecific Defense Mechanisms in the Neonate. In: Burgio, G.R., Hanson, L.Ã…., Ugazio, A.G. (eds) Immunology of the Neonate. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71094-0_9
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