immune system

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002405

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. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immune_system ]

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OpenCyc:Mx4rvWNkm5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA
AAO:0011003
ZFA:0001159
FMA:9825
MA:0002711
BTO:0005810
MESH:D007107
Wikipedia:Immune_system
BILA:0000104
GAID:328
XAO:0003152
SCTID:362590003
TAO:0001159
VHOG:0001247
NCIT:C12735
UMLS:C0020962 (ncithesaurus:Immune_System)

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uberon_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core, human_reference_atlas

UBPROP 0000003

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]

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uberon

UBERON:0002405

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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon.owl, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/cl.owl

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Immune system

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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606