Demonstrates how innate mechanisms protect against infection in vertebrates, suggesting their role in immune response.
Innate recognition of bacterial products constitutes a principal bulwark of our defenses against infection. In vertebrates, innate mechanisms both instruct the adaptive immune response and provide immediate protection from infectious challenge. In all lower phyla, innate mechanisms represent the
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