active immune suppression
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active immune suppression
The use of agents to block an antigen-specific immune response. An example is the administration of anti-Rh antibodies (Rho immune globulin) to Rh-negative mothers during the 28th week of pregnancy to prevent the formation of maternal antibodies that cause erythroblastosis fetalis in the Rh-positive newborn.
See also: suppression