Guide to Your Immune System

Sources Medically Reviewed on 05/30/2020 Reviewed by Nayana Ambardekar, MD on May 30, 2020
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SOURCES:
Merck Manual: Consumer Version: "Overview of the Immune System," "Innate Immunity," "Acquired Immunity," "Overview of Allergic Reactions."
Johns Hopkins Medicine: "Immune System."
PubMed Health: "Autoimmune Disease."
Reviewed by Nayana Ambardekar, MD on May 30, 2020
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