Natural killer cells destroy target cells by releasing ____

a. antibiotics, which breakdown the target cell’s membrane
b. perforin, which creates holes in the target cell’s membrane
c. histamine, which signals other blood cells to aggregate
d. lysozyme, which breaks down the bacterium’s cell wall
e. antibodies, which break down the bacterium’s cell wall


ANSWER: b

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