Difference between revisions of "Lymphocyte"
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: [[Lymphocyte]]s produce [[Antibody|antibodies]] which attach themselves to [[pathogen]]s to either damage, destroy or to make it easier for the [[phagocyte]]s to engulf them. | : [[Lymphocyte]]s produce [[Antibody|antibodies]] which attach themselves to [[pathogen]]s to either damage, destroy or to make it easier for the [[phagocyte]]s to engulf them. | ||
: [[Lymphocyte]]s also produce [[antitoxin]]s to cancel out the effects of [[toxic]] [[chemical]]s made by the [[pathogen]]s. | : [[Lymphocyte]]s also produce [[antitoxin]]s to cancel out the effects of [[toxic]] [[chemical]]s made by the [[pathogen]]s. | ||
| + | : When an [[organism]] is [[infected]] [[lymphocyte]]s produce hundreds of different '''antibodies''' until one works. | ||
| + | : Once a [[lymphocyte]] has produce a working [[antibody]] it will remember and reproduce it any time the same [[pathogen]] [[infection|infects]] the [[organism]]. | ||
Revision as of 19:26, 11 November 2018
Key Stage 4
Meaning
A drawing of a lymphocyte.
Lymphocytes are a type of white blood cell.
About Lymphocytes
- Lymphocytes produce antibodies which attach themselves to pathogens to either damage, destroy or to make it easier for the phagocytes to engulf them.
- Lymphocytes also produce antitoxins to cancel out the effects of toxic chemicals made by the pathogens.
- When an organism is infected lymphocytes produce hundreds of different antibodies until one works.
- Once a lymphocyte has produce a working antibody it will remember and reproduce it any time the same pathogen infects the organism.