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Lymphocytes that act directly on antigens to destroy them or produce chemicals that are toxic to them called?
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Lymphocytes that act directly on antigens to destroy them or produce chemicals that are toxic to them are called T4 cells. They are also known as T helper cells.
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What are specialized white blood cells that produce antibodies coded to destroy specific antigens?
the B-cells.
What are lypthocytes?
Do you mean lymphocytes? Lymphocytes are white blood cells which make chemicals called antibodies. Antibodies destroy bacteria which get into the blood. They give us immunity to diseases.
What helps destroy substances that carry antigens?
Antibodies
How are the roles of b and t cells different how are their roles similar?
Both are T and B lymphocytes are produced in bone marrow, but B lymphocytes mature in bone marrow and are part of the humoral response, while T lymphocytes mature in the thymus gland and are part of the cell mediated response.
3 ways that antibodies help destroy pathogens?
The antigen itself cannot destroy the pathogen but here are three ways it helps out:1. Antibodies can clump antigens together in order to enhance phagocytosis2. Antibodies can activate the cytotoxic cell responses (a chemical that destroys antibody-bound antigen).3. Antibodies can activate B lymphocytes, which results in the production on plasma and memory cells.
What protects the body from free antigens?
The immune system protects the body from free antigens. It does so through the production of antibodies that recognize and neutralize antigens, as well as through the activation of immune cells, such as T cells and natural killer cells, that can directly destroy cells infected with antigens. Additionally, the immune system has memory cells that can recognize and respond more quickly if the same antigen is encountered again in the future.
What is the difference between antibodies and antitoxins?
Antibodies attach to antigens preventing them from attacking cells in the body. Antitoxins attack antigens and destroy them
What are lymphocytes that produce antibodies to destroy microorganisms called?
complement fixation
What is found in the lymph nodes and tonsils?
Lymph nodes are located along lymphatic pathways, and contain lymphocytes and macrophages, which destroy invading microorganisms. They remove and destroy potentially harmful foreign particles from the lymph through phagocytosis by macrophages. They are also the centers for the production of lymphocytes that act against foreign particles.Lymph nodes are located along lymphatic pathways, and contain lymphocytes and macrophages, which destroy invading microorganisms.
An immune response in which t cells destroy antigens?
Cell-mediated immunity
What kind of white blood cells destroy pathogens by surrounding and engulfing them?
Lymphocytes.
A complement cell is capable of producing and secreting antibodies that are coded to destroy specific antigens?
No
