Biochemistry: The Molecular Basis of Life
Biochemistry: The Molecular Basis of Life
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ISBN: 9780190209896
Author: Trudy McKee, James R. McKee
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Chapter 2, Problem 52FB
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The given blank space in the statement, “______________ are phagocytic cells that engulf and digest foreign cells”.

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The human body has developed mechanisms to defend the attack from microorganisms. They can control and cope up with the attack. The body shows three lines of defense: physical barriers, defensive cells and proteins, and the immune system. Example of a physical barrier is human skin.

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