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Review
. 2003 Nov;5(13):1279-84.
doi: 10.1016/j.micinf.2003.09.001.

Ineffective humoral immunity in the elderly

Kiley S McGlauchlen  1 , Laura A Vogel
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Ineffective humoral immunity in the elderly

Kiley S McGlauchlen et al. Microbes Infect. 2003 Nov.
Free article

Abstract

As individuals age, dysfunction of the immune system leads to an increased incidence of infectious disease. Due to the complex network of cellular interactions and the multi-factorial process of aging, numerous impairments in humoral immunity have been reported. Advances in technology have allowed scientists to begin to identify the molecular mechanisms behind the age-associated decline.

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