Prescott's Microbiology
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781259281594
Author: Joanne Willey, Linda Sherwood Adjunt Professor Lecturer, Christopher J. Woolverton Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 33.4, Problem 3.1RIA
Summary Introduction
A complex network of tissues, cells, organs and the substance that help the body to fight against the diseases and infections is called the immune system. The immune system includes tissues and organs of the lymphatic system such as the spleen, thymus, lymph vessels, lymph nodes, and bone marrow.
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Prescott's Microbiology
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