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response

Any change in an organism occurring as a result of a stimulus. There are many different types of response, some involving the entire organism, others only groups of cells or tissues. Examples include the muscular contractions in an animal, the movement of leaves towards the light, and the onset of hibernation by small mammals at the start of winter.

response

A type of antiphony used in the churches of the Anglican communion, in which the congregation replies to the plainsong chants of the priest; in Reformed churches, it refers to a short piece sung by the choir following a prayer. In this context the response often consists of a repeated ‘amen’.



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DeDecker of Harvard Medical School in Boston and his colleagues were attempting to find a compound that would "knock the peptide out" of the immune proteins' grasp, thereby reducing an autoimmune response, DeDecker says.
Gold-metal results: compounds block immune proteins by Cunningham, A. / Science News
Although an autoimmune response occurs in most persons, clinically relevant autoimmune disease develops only in susceptible persons (Figure 2).
Women and autoimmune diseases by Rose, Noel R. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
New Zealand black mice have an autoimmune response that leads to red blood cell lysis and kidney damage; males and females are equally affected.
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