Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
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Publisher: PEARSON
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The collaboration between the cells and proteins that work together as a defense system against infection comprises the immune system.Each of them performs a variety of tasks to recognize and/or react against a foreign body.
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among the five major classes of antibodies. What
cellular and molecular interactions take place in the
production of antibodies?

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