Gerontology
Fecha de publicación: 25 September 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1159/000501963
Autores: Hagen M., Derudder E.
Background: Aging results for the immune system in a departure from the optimal homeostatic state seen in young organisms. This divergence regrettably contributes to a higher frequency of compromised responses to infections and inefficient classical vaccination in aged populations.