Innate and Adaptive Immunity: Types of Immune Responses (Short version)

The innate immune system provides a rough recognition and rapid first-line of defense to invading pathogens. Antigen-presenting cells activate the adaptive immune system and establish a link between the innate and adaptive immune systems. Through antibodies and cytotoxic T cells, the adaptive immune system enables a highly efficient, although late response against the invading pathogen.

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