Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)
Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305251052
Author: Michael Cummings
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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To explain: The role of helper T-cells.

Introduction:: Antibody-mediated immunity and cell-mediated immunity are two types of immunities, which comprise of the immune system of an individual. Cell-mediated immunity involves the activity of T-cells. In general, there are two types of T-cells: T-helper cells and T-cytotoxic cells or killer-T cells.

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To explain: The role of killer T-cells in the immune system.

Introduction: Antibody-mediated immunity and cell-mediated immunity are two types of immunities, which comprise the immune system of an individual. Cell-mediated immunity involves the activity of T-cells. In general, there are two types of T-cells: T-helper cells and T-cytotoxic cells or killer-T cells.

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