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The only T cells that can directly attack and kill other cells are the?

Cytotoxic cells


What is it when your cells attack each other?

cancer


Do cells talk?

Not in language. Cells communicate with other cells on a rudimentary basis by releasing various chemicals that reflect their condition and functioning. Nerve cells can directly signal other nerve cells, and the sensory or muscle cells they are linked to.


What is Tc cells?

Tc cells are cytotoxic cells that are "effetors" of cellular immunity that carry out the attack on a foreign cells in other words Tc cells kill cells that have been infected by a foreign substance


What kind of organisms do red blood cells attack?

Red blood cells do not attack other organisms, it is the white blood cells that do this. All the red blood cells do is contain hemoglobin to transport oxygen round the body. They are themselves attacked by malaria parasite.


Why are red blood cells called differentaited cells?

Becuase they are the one who attack your diseases when other cells just divide by the time you finish the sentence.


What does cancer cell kill?

Cancer cells do not directly attack other cells in the body, but they clog things up because they continue to reproduce without limit, growing tumors in various places where they will block or get in the way of normal body functions.


How does your body know which cells to attack?

1. Your immune system can recognize cells based on the proteins present on the surface of cells. Viruses, bacteria, and other foreign cells are recognized as being different from your own cells and are attacked by your immune system.


Do body cells kill other body cells?

Yes, one example is autoimmune reactions in which our bodies can't determine friend from foe and start to attack our own cells by accident.


Does ink kill brain cells?

Ink does not directly kill brain cells. However, the metals and toxins in ink can kill brain and other cells and is not good for the body or your health as a whole.


Which component of the cell theory discredited the theory of spontaneous generation?

Cells come from other cells.


What is tcs?

Tc cells are cytotoxic cells that are "effetors" of cellular immunity that carry out the attack on a foreign cells in other words Tc cells kill cells that have been infected by a foreign substance