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B-lymphocytes
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cells that each produce a specific antibody.
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T-lymphocytes
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detect antigen presented by macrophages and activate B-lymphocytes
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plasma cells
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B-lymphocytes that stay in the blood plasma and produce antibodies
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memory cells
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cells that don't produce antibodies but remain in the bloodstream after the infection has passed
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vaccines
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an injection of a non-infecting form of a pathogen or antigen so as to stimulate a primary immune response and therefore induce immunity.
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myeloma cell
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a form of cancer cell
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hybridoma cell
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a cell formed by hybridizing a myeloma cell with a B-lymphocyte. The product is a very long-lived cell that produces a specific antibody
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monoclonal antibodies
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a group of hybridoma cells that all produce the same antibody
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HCG
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a hormone produced by an embryo when a woman is pregnant
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antigen presentation
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when a macrophage engulfs a pathogen and presents its antigens on it's own surface.
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allergen
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a non-pathogenic molecule that can initiate an immune response
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mast cell
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a cell that releases histamine
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histmine
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a chemical that initiates symptoms such as sneezing, congestion, itchy skin and red skin blotches
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