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immunosurveillance. immunosurveillance the monitoring function of the immune system whereby it recognizes and reacts against aberrant cells arising within the body. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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This cancer can arise secondary to the failure of an immunosurveillance mechanism in which immunoresponsiveness is extremely depressed. Arsenic has been implicated in promoting alterations in multiple cellular pathways, including growth and proliferation pathways, apoptotic pathways, DNA repair mechanisms, immunosurveillance, and stress-response pathways (Rossman 2003). The question remains whether increased immunosurveillance of my HIV with the help of HAART will help or whether further treatment of the squamous cell carcinoma will have any effect at all. |
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