In the immune response, the phase in which killer T cells strike at foreign cells and at cells of the body that have been invaded and infected is called

A. recognition of the invading pathogen.
B. amplification of defenses.
C. cell-mediated immune response.
D. slowdown.


C. cell-mediated immune response.

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What will be an ideal response?

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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