humoral immune response
Americannoun
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The immune response involving the transformation of B cells into plasma cells that produce and secrete antibodies to a specific antigen.
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See Note at antibody
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Naïve B cells produce antibodies in the humoral immune response, while naïve T cells stimulate the cell-mediated immune response.
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Recall that the T cells are involved in the cell-mediated immune response, whereas B cells are part of the humoral immune response.
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Most types of autoimmunity involve the humoral immune response.
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Activated T cells produce antibodies in the humoral immune response, while activated B cells stimulate the cell-mediated immune response.
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There are two types of adaptive responses: cell-mediated immune response, carried out by T cells, and the humoral immune response, controlled by activated B cells and their production of antibodies.
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