Understanding immunosenescence to improve responses to vaccines
Understanding immunosenescence to improve responses to vaccines
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New York: Nature Publishing Group US
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New York: Nature Publishing Group US
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In the older adult, the benefits of vaccination to prevent infectious disease are limited, mainly because of the adaptive immune system's inability to generate protective immunity. The age-dependent decrease in immunological competence, often referred to as 'immunosenescence', results from the progressive deterioration of innate and adaptive immune...
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Understanding immunosenescence to improve responses to vaccines
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1352286763
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1352286763
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1529-2908
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1529-2916
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10.1038/ni.2588
