Reduction in the functional capacity of the
immune response; may be due to:
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Inhibition of the normal response of the immune system to an antigen.
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Prevention, by chemical or biological means, of the production of an antibody to an antigen by inhibition of the processes of transcription, translation or formation of tertiary structure.
Source:
PAC, 1993, 65, 2003
(Glossary for chemists of terms used in toxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 1993))
on page 2058
