Unique aspects of the perinatal immune system

Nature Reviews Immunology 17, 495 (2017). doi:10.1038/nri.2017.54 Authors: Xiaoming Zhang, Dania Zhivaki & Richard Lo-Man The early stages of life are associated with increased susceptibility to infection, which is in part due to an ineffective immune system. In the context of infection, the immune system must be stimulated to provide efficient protection while avoiding insufficient or excessive activation. Yet, in
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