title: Ageing, defence mechanisms and the immune system.
authors.affiliation: Geriatric Medicine, Hope Hospital, Salford, Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Horan
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Ashcroft
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000276:immunology*; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007108:Immune Tolerance / Q000276:immunology; D007111:Immunity, Cellular / Q000276:immunology; D007121:Immunocompetence / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000276:immunology; D018746:Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / Q000276:immunology; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000276:immunology