immunological tolerance

British

noun

the absence of antibody production in response to the presence of antigens, usually as a result of previous exposure to the antigens

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immunological tolerance

Novakovic, B. et al. β-Glucan reverses the epigenetic state of LPS-induced immunological tolerance.

From Nature ● Apr. 10, 2018

The worst cases of over- reactive immune responses are autoimmune diseases, where an individual’s immune system attacks his or her own body because of the breakdown of immunological tolerance.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

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