RESPUESTA DEL SISTEMA INMUNOLÓGICO FRENTE A UN ESTÍMULO NÓXICO

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- The immune system distributes widely throughout the body, involves a variety of organs and cells and has both innate and acquired features .

- Just as the nervous system is the primary agent for detecting and defending against threat arising in the external environment, the immune system is the primary agent of defense for the internal environment. Kohl described it as “a network of complex danger sensors and transmitters.” This interactive network of lymphoid organs, cells, humoral factors, and cytokines works interdependently with the nervous and endocrine systems to protect homeostasis. Parkin and Cohen provide a detailed overview of the immune system