Does the human immune system ever really become “senescent”? [version 1; referees: 5 approved]

Like all somatic tissues, the human immune system changes with age. This is believed to result in an increased frequency of, and susceptibility to, infectious disease and to contribute to a wide range of non-communicable age-associated diseases in later life, especially cancer, cardiovascular diseas...

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Published in:	F1000Research
Main Author:	Graham Pawelec
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	F1000 Research Ltd 2017-08-01
Subjects:	Aging Immune Response Immunity to Infections Innate Immunity Leukocyte Signaling & Gene Expression Stem Cells & Regeneration
Online Access:	https://f1000research.com/articles/6-1323/v1