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What are Antibodies that neutralize toxins but do not affect the organism producing the toxin?
antitoxins
What do antibodies do for fungal toxins in a cell?
they attack it
What are the vesicles containing enzymes that neutralize toxins such as alcohol?
Lysosomes
What are the Proteins called attack viruses and toxins?
Antibodies
What is the fucton of antibodies?
Lots of function... 1. Neutralize toxins and prevent them spreading in the circulation 2. Opsonization for phagocytosis by cells with FcR 3. Classical complement pathway: C1q binds Fc portion of antibodies and intiates a cascade of events that result to cell death 4. Autoimmune disorders (IgE
What are molecules that are foreign to your body called.?
Antigens Antibodies neutralize these molecules.
Organelles that absorb and neutralize drugs and toxins?
peroxisomes.
How do white blood cells kill viruses?
They have receptors on them which recognize foreign and self antigens. the foreign antigen are not complimentary with the receptors on your white blood cell, so they target them. They release antibodies which are complimentary with the disease these destroy the disease , they also release anti toxins which neutralize any toxins released by the disease.Actually White cells target all of disease cells and germ cells they neutralize any toxins by the disease.basically, by just expelling them from the bloodstream.
What does the body do to get rid of a pathogen?
Pathogens as you probably know is a micro-organism which causes diseases by releasing toxins into the blood supply. This is countered by white blood cells that are in the blood stream which basically 'eat' the microbe and the enzymes it contains breaks down the bacteria and will die inside the white blood cell. Or antibodies are created to neutralize the toxins and the bacteria themselves.
What has modern medicine developed to neutralize the efforts of toxins and poisonous bites?
antitoxins
What are the chemical compounds produced by the body's immune system to destroy antigens and their toxins?
antibodies
Substances that the body recognizes as foreign are called?
Antigens Antibodies neutralize these molecules.
