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GO:0006955
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immune response
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Any immune system process that functions in the calibrated response of an organism to a potential internal or invasive threat. |
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GO:0008150
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biological_process
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Any process specifically pertinent to the functioning of integrated living units: cells, tissues, organs, and organisms. A process is a collection of molecular events with a defined beginning and end. |
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GO:0050896
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response to stimulus
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Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a stimulus. The process begins with detection of the stimulus and ends with a change in state or activity or the cell or organism. |
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GO:0002376
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immune system process
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Any process involved in the development or functioning of the immune system, an organismal system for calibrated responses to potential internal or invasive threats. |
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GO:0002250
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adaptive immune response
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An immune response based on directed amplification of specific receptors for antigen produced through a somatic diversification process, and allowing for enhanced response to subsequent exposures to the same antigen (immunological memory). |
