Biology
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ISBN: 9781259188138
Author: Peter H Raven, George B Johnson Professor, Kenneth A. Mason Dr. Ph.D., Jonathan Losos Dr., Susan Singer
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 51, Problem 3U
Which one of the following acts as the “alarm signal” to activate the body’s adaptive immune system by stimulating helper T cells?
a. B cells
b. Interleukin-1
c. Complement
d. Histamines
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