white blood cells are anti-bodies, and therefore fight disease.

[guapo337]

correct?

 

[notfred]

nope, white blood cells and antibodies are two different things.

 

[ThaGrandCow]

Somebody never watched the magic school bus as a kid...

 

[BatmanNate]

They are actually rare, flagellumless sperm that are being thrust waywardly throughout the bloodstream in a chaotic fashion.

 

[Marauder-]

White Blood Cells was / still is an AWESOME CD!

 

[webnewland]

antibodies are not cells. They are proteins secreted by B-cells that used to combat disease through either covering up the epitopes of virus/bacteria, or to induce opsonization. White blood cells are most likely uses phagocytosis to combat bacteria/virus.

 

[guapo337]

damnit i fvcked that one up well. i shouldnt have added anti-bodies. white blood cells fight disease.

 

[theNEOone]

well anti-bodies also fight disease, they just aren't white blood cells. they work complimentary to, and in conjuction with, white blood cells

 

[Sundog]

Originally posted by: theNEOone
...they just aren't white blood cells. they work complimentary to, and in conjuction with, white blood cells

....elementary, considering they are produced by certain white blood cells

 

[Tot]

Antibodies are protein molecules that recognizes specific epitope on an antigen(foreign particles)

White blood cells have many different classes, T, B, lymphocytes ect...

Antibodies are part of the immune system, and is produced by Bcells ect. While antibodies aid in recognition of foreign particles, viruses, bacterial ect, I wouldnt say that they actively fight. Its a Humoral response. While T-lymophocytes actually will engulf anything it doesnt like.

Cellular Immune Response
Cytotoxic T lymphocytes (killer T cells)
have receptors that recognize cells that display antigens on their surfaces; a series of reactions results in death of such cells
Helper T lymphocytes stimulate proliferation of appropriate B cells and killer T cells

Humoral Immune Response
B lymphocytes (B cells) ?
Plasma cells ?
Antibodies are secreted