________ are a component of the immune system that are able to destroy cancer cells by deploying toxins into infected cells as a means of killing them. In this role they are cytotoxic—that is, "cell killing."

A) Natural killer cells
B) Phagocytes
C) Antibodies
D) B cells


Answer: A

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