BIOLOGY
BIOLOGY
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ISBN: 9781260169614
Author: Raven
Publisher: RENT MCG
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Chapter 50.2, Problem 3LO
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To distinguish: The humoral and cellular forms of immunity.

Introduction: Adaptive immunity is also referred to as acquired immunity. It is characterized as the dual system consisting of humoral and cellular components. B cells are chiefly involved in humoral immunity and they neutralize threats outside the cells. T cells are chiefly involved in cellular immunity and they act on threats outside the cells.

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