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• A state of specific immunologic unreponsiveness. Individuals are normally tolerant to their own cells and tissues. Autoimmune diseases occur when tolerance fails.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Tolerance. (n.d.). Stem Cells: Scientific Progress and Future Research Directions. Retrieved February 4, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/tolerance.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Tolerance. stemcells.nih.gov. Stem Cells: Scientific Progress and Future Research Directions. DHHS. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/tolerance (accessed: February 4, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Tolerance." Stem Cells: Scientific Progress and Future Research Directions. DHHS. 4 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/tolerance.

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