Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies -  Standalone book (MindTap Course List)
Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies - Standalone book (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305627994
Author: Frances Sizer, Ellie Whitney
Publisher: Brooks Cole
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In the multicellular organism, the immune system is mainly comprised of the cells known as white blood cells, which are also known as leucocytes. These cells are produced by the hemopoietic stem cells in the bone marrow which mainly function in attacking the foreign invaders, which harm the human body.

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