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What are two explanations for the higher rates of mental illness among lower-income individuals?


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Cytokines

Chemicals secreted by T lymphocytes in response to an antigen. Cytokines increase T- and B-cell production, kill cells that have antigens, and stimulate red bone marrow to produce more white blood cells.

Major Histocompatibility Complex

A group of genes that play a critical role in the immune system's recognition of foreign molecules.

Activates T Cells

The process involved in stimulating T lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell, to respond to pathogens or infected cells.

Unique

Being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else.

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