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Adaptive vs. Innate Immunity
Adaptive vs. Innate Immunity
Innate Immunity
Innate (local
response)
Adaptive (systemic
response)
Response time
Min"hrs (fast)
D"wks (slow)
Level of response
Fixed
Varies
Specific?
NO
YES
Memory?
NO
YES
+ by
PAMPs binding to
TLRs
(polysaccharides &
NTs)
Made randomly
What species?
Vertebrates
ALL