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9.3 Third Line of Defence - the Specific Defences
Third Line of Defence: If a pathogen is able to get past the body's nonspecific defence, the third line of defence interferes with a series of defence responses, often called immune responses that attack the particular pathogens having specific antigens. Antigen: These antigens serve as the
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9.3 Third Line of Defence - the Specific Defences
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Third Line of Defence: If a pathogen is able to get past the body's nonspecific defence, the third line of defence interferes with a series of defence responses, often called immune responses that attack the particular pathogens having specific antigens. Antigen: These antigens serve as the
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Third Line of Defence: If a pathogen is able to get past the body's nonspecific defence, the third line of defence interferes with a series of defence responses, often called immune responses that attack the particular pathogens having specific antigens. Antigen: These antigens serve as the
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- Third Line of Defence: If a pathogen is able to get past the body's nonspecific defence, the third line of defence i
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- Third Line of Defence: If a pathogen is able to get past the body's nonspecific defence, the third line of defence i
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Third Line of Defence: If a pathogen is able to get past the body's nonspecific defence, the third line of defence i
Third Line of Defence: If a pathogen is able to get past the body's nonspecific defence, the third line of defence interferes with a series of defence respo
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- Third Line of Defence: If a pathogen is able to get past the body's nonspecific defence, the third line of defence interferes with a series of defence respo
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