immune system

The immune system is the body’s defense system and its task is to protect the body against germs or degenerated cells (like cancer cells). The immune system is very complex and has not been understood in every detail yet. There are two components: the cellular immune defense (for example “scavenger cells” and “killer cells”) and the complement system (“antibodies”, for example).

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