Biology A-Level
Active immunity and memory cells
What Active immunity and memory cells means in Biology A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Active immunity and memory cells
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Vaccination introduces a harmless form of an antigen so the adaptive immune system makes a primary response and memory B and T cells.
Topics that use Active immunity and memory cells
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