 |
| |
Saturday November 21, 2009 |
|
| |
 |
|
|
|
|
The Immune System / The Immune System in Action
Page: 8
|
|
|
Macrophages, now more abundant (thanks to the chemical released by your macrophage and the helper T), consume the flagged viruses. Sure, the macrophages would have gone after the viruses without the help of antibodies, but with the antibodies' help, they find and destroy the viruses much more efficiently.
The flags also attract molecules called complements. Complements seek out any antibody-virus combinations and pierce the viruses, thus killing them off. |
|
|
|
