The nurse understands that which cells circulate throughout the body looking for virus-infected cells and cancer cells?
A) Natural killer cells
B) Cytokines
C) Interleukins
D) Interferons
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Natural killer cells are lymphocyte-like cells that circulate throughout the body looking for virus-infected cells and cancer cells. Cytokines are chemical messengers released by lymphocytes, monocytes, and macrophages. Interleukins carry messages between leukocytes and tissues that form blood cells. Interferons are chemicals that primarily protect cells from viral infections.
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