A Researcher Who Detects a Higher-Than-Normal Amount of Interferon in a Laboratory

question 29

Multiple Choice

A researcher who detects a higher-than-normal amount of interferon in a laboratory rat would correctly conclude that

• A) the rat has, or recently had, a viral infection.
• B) cancerous cells are present in the rat.
• C) the rat's diet is deficient in calcium.
• D) monocytes are differentiating into macrophages in the rat's bloodstream.

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