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Transplantation of tissues/organs fails often due to non-acceptance by the patient's body. Which type of immune-response is responsible for such rejections?

  1. A
    Autoimmune response
  2. B
    Cell-mediated immune response
  3. C
    Hormonal immune response
  4. D
    Physiological immune response

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The body is able to differentiate "self" from "non-self". Organ or graft rejection is primarily mediated by the Cell-mediated immune response (CMIR) involving T-lymphocytes.

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Transplantation of tissues/organs fails often due to non-acceptance by the patient's body. Which type of immune-response is responsible for such rejections?
A
Autoimmune response
B
Cell-mediated immune response
C
Hormonal immune response
D
Physiological immune response

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