Preferred Label : immune system;
Uberon definition : Anatomical system that protects the body from foreign substances, cells, and tissues
by producing the immune response and that includes especially the thymus, spleen,
lymphoid tissue, lymphocytes including the B cells and T cells, and antibodies.;
Uberon Homology note : The antibody-based immune system defined by the presence of the major histocompatibility
complex (MHC), T cell receptor (TCR), B cell receptor (BCR) or recombination activating
genes (RAGs) is known beginning from jawed fishes.[well established][VHOG];
Origin ID : 0002405;
UMLS CUI : C0020962;
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Anatomical system that protects the body from foreign substances, cells, and tissues
by producing the immune response and that includes especially the thymus, spleen,
lymphoid tissue, lymphocytes including the B cells and T cells, and antibodies.
