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expand all sections collapse all sections  biological_process Term "defense response" (GO:0006952)
Term Name defense response
Term Accession GO:0006952
Aspect biological_process
Synonyms (6) antimicrobial peptide activity, defence response, defense/immunity protein activity, GO:0002217, GO:0042829, physiological defense response
Definition Reactions, triggered in response to the presence of a foreign body or the occurrence of an injury, which result in restriction of damage to the organism attacked or prevention/recovery from the infection caused by the attack.
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