Title: immune deviation
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - immune deviation
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.13259
Status: current

Definition
Regulatory mechanism of the preferential activation of one aspect (cellular or humoral) of the adaptive immune system at the expense of the other.

Note
Although not a form of true tolerance, this regulatory mechanism may be involved in the induction and maintenance of self-tolerance.

Related Terms
- adaptive immune system: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/12844
- self-tolerance: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/13669
- tolerance: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/13302

Source
- PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. 'IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)' on page 1183 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-11-06-03)

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Citation: Citation: 'immune deviation' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.13259
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