In Sensitized Persons, Immediate Hypersensitivity Responses Are Primarily the Result

question 5

Multiple Choice

In sensitized persons, immediate hypersensitivity responses are primarily the result of liberation of vasoactive substances by the action of which of the following?

• A)Activated T lymphocytes on smooth muscle cells
• B)Immunoglobulin A on basophils and mast cells
• C)Immunoglobulin A on neutrophils and eosinophils
• D)Immunoglobulin E on basophils and mast cells
• E)Immunoglobulin E on neutrophils and eosinophils

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