Describes the fact that antibody and cell mediated responses occur more rapidly and are quantitatively greater after a second exposure to antigen provided that the interval is more than a few days and less than several years. Due to the stimulation on first exposure to the antigen of increased numbers of B- and T- cells capable of recognizing the antigen, and which have reverted to a resting long lived form
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