Confirmations Are Among the Most Expensive Type of Evidence to Obtain

question 56

True/False

Confirmations are among the most expensive type of evidence to obtain.

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Definitions:

Cytokines

Small proteins released by cells, especially immune cells, that have a specific effect on the interactions and communications between cells.

Secondary Response

Immune response that occurs when the immune system is exposed to an antigen against which it has already produced a primary response; also called memory response.

Memory Cell

Small lymphocyte that is derived from a B cell or T cell and that rapidly responds to a subsequent exposure to the same antigen.

Mast Cell

A type of white blood cell part of the immune and neuroimmune systems, which releases histamine and other substances during inflammatory and allergic reactions.