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. 2006 May;24(5):491-4.
doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2006.05.003.

Aging and innate immunity

Rafael Solana  1 , Graham Pawelec, Raquel Tarazona
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Aging and innate immunity

Rafael Solana et al. Immunity. 2006 May.
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Abstract

Adaptive immunity undergoes severe deterioration with age and represents the main problem in the elderly. However, evidence accumulated over the last decade supports the hypothesis that aging also has a profound impact on innate immunity, which in turn markedly impacts the health and longevity of older people.

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