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Lymphocytes are white blood cells.
There are several types of them: natural killer cells (NK), T-cells and B-cells. B cells respond to pathogens by producing large quantities of antibodies which then neutralize foreign objects like bacteria and viruses.
Antibodies are proteins made by B-cells.

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