Immunologic Tolerance

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Immunologic Tolerance Definition

The failure of an organism to mount an immune response to an antigen. There are two primary types of immunological tolerance. The first type is an innate tolerance that prevents the body from attacking native proteins and tissue. The second type of tolerance is induced by exposure to foreign entities that entails the manipulation of the immune response to enable transplanted organ acceptance or to prevent allergic reactions.

Immunologic Tolerance Synonyms

Immunologic Tolerance, Tolerance, immune system tolerance

Terms in Immunologic Tolerance category

Biologic Permissiveness
Tumor Immunity