Principles of Biology
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781259875120
Author: Robert Brooker, Eric P. Widmaier Dr., Linda Graham Dr. Ph.D., Peter Stiling Dr. Ph.D.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 36.2, Problem 1BC
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Whether the immune defense is unque for animals.
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Leukocytes are also known as White Blood Cells (WBC) because unlike Red Blood Cells (RBC) they lack hemoglobin. They are further classified as granulocytes and agranulocytes.
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