Immunity, Mucosal
| Definition: |
Nonsusceptibility to the pathogenic effects of foreign microorganisms or antigenic substances as a result of antibody secretions of the mucous membranes. Mucosal epithelia in the gastrointestinal, respiratory, and reproductive tracts produce a form of IgA (IMMUNOGLOBULIN A, SECRETORY) that serves to protect these ports of entry into the body. |
| Notes: |
IM general only, NIM with specific disease /immunol (IM) |
| Also Called: |
Immune Response, Mucosal |
| Previously Indexed: |
Intestinal Mucosa/immunology (1976-1995),Mucous Membrane/immunology (1970-1995) |
Immunity, Mucosal Definitions and Terms
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