IMMUNE RESPONSE
CLASSICAL ALTERNATE AND LECTIN PATHWAYS
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Question
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Specialized cells located in various tissues that help initiate the immune response by recognizing, “processing”, and presenting Ag to other cells of the immune system are known as?
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Dendritic Cells
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Phagocytes
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Antibodies
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Antigens
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Dendritic cells (DCs) are professional antigen presenting cells that inform the fight against invasive pathogens while enforcing tolerance to self and harmless environmental antigens. They capture pathogens and receive signals from pathogens that influence the outcome of immune responses.
Detailed explanation-2: -A special type of immune cell that is found in tissues, such as the skin, and boosts immune responses by showing antigens on its surface to other cells of the immune system. A dendritic cell is a type of phagocyte and a type of antigen-presenting cell (APC).
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