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White blood cells generally destroy what they perceive as foreign to your own body. This may be any type of cell/tissue in your body, including red blood cells. When your immune system attacks your own body because it does not recognize it, this is called autoimmunity.
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∙ 13y agoHemolytic anemia, antibodies against the ABO antigens causes complement proteins to lyse RBCs, leading to anemia. It can be dangerous because the blood given to him will get wiped out, leading to loss of oxygen carrying capability as well as elevated bilirubin levels. Normally it shouldn't happen unless they gave him the wrong blood type.
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∙ 13y agoHemolytic Anemia
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Is your immune system the white blood cells?
Yes, your immune system is a "team" of white blood cells that swallow other opposing cells or bacteria, and then destroy them. This process may destroy the blood cell.
What cell recognizes and destroy non self cells?
Those would be white blood cells.
What is white blood cell?
White blood cell is a cell in our blood that remove germs in the bloodstream.
What human cell uses phagocytosis as a mechanism of defense?
Leukocytes (white blood cells) capture and destroy microorganisms by phagocytosis.
What are the cells called that police the body in blood and lymph to kill cancer cells and virus infected body cells?
White blood cells that directly destroy virus-infected and cancerous cells are called?
What are your white blood cells supposed to do?
The normal white blood cell range is 4,500-10,000 white blood cells per micro liter. Low white blood cell count is considered to be anything under 4,500 per micro liter.
How many white blood cell are there for every 600 to 800 red blood cell?
There are 500 white blood cells to every 1000 red blood cells (or you could say there is double the amount of red blood cells). The answer would be 200 red blood cells for every 100 white blood cells.
What colour is the blood cell?
red blood cells are red and white blood cells are white
Which blood cell protect the body?
White blood cells, because they are actually a cell of the immune system and they defend the body against infectious diseases and foreign materials. When white blood cells are fighting against a disease or foreign material, their numbers increase until the material is gone.
Which cells make antibodies?
B lymphocytes are the white blood cells that produce plasma cells that produce antibodies. Antibodies are special proteins that recognize foreign materials and help the body destroy or neutralize them. The type of white blood cell that secretes antibodies to kill microorganisms is called lymphocytes. The other kind of white blood cell is called the phagocyte, which kills pathogens by engulfing them (basically, "eating" the microbe).
What cells are phagocytic?
white blood cells affected are phagocytic cells. They are part of the non-specific immune system and move via the blood to all parts of the body where they ingest and destroy microbes. Phagocytic cells are the first line of defense against microorganisms
What does a high white blood cell count mean in someone with bladder cancer?
The white blood cells are the immunity and defense of a body. A person with bladder cancer may experience a high white blood cell count because their body is fighting to destroy the cancer.
