BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

BIOLOGY

HORMONES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The disease fighting protein produced by the body in response to a specific antigen:
A
antigen
B
neutrophil
C
antibody
D
monocyte
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A protein made by plasma cells (a type of white blood cell) in response to an antigen (a substance that causes the body to make a specific immune response). Each antibody can bind to only one specific antigen. The purpose of this binding is to help destroy the antigen.

Detailed explanation-2: -Antibodies are protective proteins produced by your immune system. They attach to antigens (foreign substances)-such as bacteria, fungi, viruses and toxins-and remove them from your body.

Detailed explanation-3: -antibody, also called immunoglobulin, a protective protein produced by the immune system in response to the presence of a foreign substance, called an antigen. Antibodies recognize and latch onto antigens in order to remove them from the body.

Detailed explanation-4: -IgM is the first antibody secreted by the adaptive immune system in response to a foreign antigen.

Detailed explanation-5: -The acquired immune system, with help from the innate system, makes special proteins (called antibodies) to protect your body from a specific invader. These antibodies are developed by cells called B lymphocytes after the body has been exposed to the invader.

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