"Immunosuppression" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Deliberate prevention or diminution of the host's immune response. It may be nonspecific as in the administration of immunosuppressive agents (drugs or radiation) or by lymphocyte depletion or may be specific as in desensitization or the simultaneous administration of antigen and immunosuppressive drugs.
| Descriptor ID |
D007165
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.095.465.425.450 E05.478.610
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| Concept/Terms |
Immunosuppression- Immunosuppression
- Immunosuppressions
- Therapy, Anti-Rejection
- Anti-Rejection Therapy
- Anti Rejection Therapy
- Anti-Rejection Therapies
- Therapy, Antirejection
- Antirejection Therapies
- Antirejection Therapy
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