Organism Function
natural immunosuppression
nat·u·ral im·mu·no·sup·pres·sion
Definitions related to natural immunosuppression:
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(immunosuppression) Natural, usually physiologic downregulation of the immune system; compare with ARTIFICIAL IMMUNOSUPPRESSION.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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(immunosuppressive effect) An Immunosuppressive Effect involves interference with, or restraint of, the function of biologic molecules and complexes, or cellular, cell, or tissue components of a normal immune response.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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