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Chapter 16, Problem 3TMW
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The reason scientists give the name perforin to a molecule secreted by TC cells.

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Perforin is a toxic protein molecules secreted by cytotoxic T-lymphocytes in the immune system. They are secreted during situations of infection inside the cells.

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