How Antibodies Are Produced

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B-Cells
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produced in the Bone marrow as specialized cells that contain genes that code for slightly different antibodies
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Plasma Cells
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specialized B-cells that released antibodies into the bloodstream to attack an antigen
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Memory cells
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B-cells that function to remember antigens
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T- Cell
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a type of lymphocyte that goes to the Thymus to mature, and is activated by the exposed antigens on the surface of the macrophage
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Helper T - cell
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regulates the production of antibodies by B cells
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Killer T - cell
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attack antigen directly and transfer proteins into the cell membrane of a pathogen causing it to rupture and die
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Cell-mediated immunity
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an immune response in which killer T cells attack antigen bearing cells directly and transfer protein into them causing them to rupture and die
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Active Immunity
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the process of the body making its own antibodies in response to an antigen
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Passive Immunity
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antibodies being produced from another animal for a pathogen and are injected into the bloodstream to produce immunity as long as they remain in circulation