The natural defense system and the normative self model [version 1; referees: 2 approved]
Infectious agents are not the only agressors, and the immune system is not the sole defender of the organism. In an enlarged perspective, the ‘normative self model’ postulates that a ‘natural defense system’ protects man and other complex organisms against the environmental and internal hazards of l...
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F1000 Research Ltd
2016-05-01
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| Online Access: | http://f1000research.com/articles/5-797/v1 |