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Regulation of Antibody Synthesis in the Neonate

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Immunology of the Neonate

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The humoral immune response is reduced during the neonatal period. In my opinion, this is mainly due to immature cell functions and a paucity of stimulation by exogenous antigens. The widely accepted concept that active suppression contributes to this relative immunoincompetence will be challenged in this article.

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  1. Dept. of Immunobiology, Karolinska Institute, Wallenberglaboratory Lilla Frescati, 104 05, Stockholm, Sweden

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  1. Clinica Pediatrics, Universitá di Pavia, I-27100, Pavia, Italy

    G. Roberto Burgio

  2. Institute of Clinical Microbiology, University of Götebôrg, Guldhedsgatan 10, S-413 46, Göteborg, Sweden

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  3. Clinica Pediatrica Ospedale dei Bambini, University of Brescia, Via del Medolo 2, I-25100, Brescia, Italy

    Alberto G. Ugazio

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Andersson, U. (1987). Regulation of Antibody Synthesis in the Neonate. In: Burgio, G.R., Hanson, L.Ã…., Ugazio, A.G. (eds) Immunology of the Neonate. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71094-0_4

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