Term Name: mucosal immune response
Synonyms: immune response in MALT, immune response in mucosal-associated lymphoid tissue, immune response in urogenital tract
Definition: An immune response taking place in mucosal tissues, including those of the intestinal tract, nasal and upper respiratory tract, and genital tract.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0002385]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: antigen sampling in mucosal-associated lymphoid tissue immunoglobulin production in mucosal tissue immunoglobulin transcytosis in epithelial cells mediated by polymeric immunoglobulin receptor
is a type of: organ or tissue specific immune response
has subtype: innate immune response in mucosa mucosal tolerance induction
inverse capable_of: alpha-beta intraepithelial T cell CD4-positive, alpha-beta intraepithelial T cell gamma-delta intraepithelial T cell intraepithelial lymphocyte