The key difference between humoral and cell mediated immunity is that the humoral immunity (antibody-mediated immunity) involves antibodies while the cell mediated immunity does not involve antibodies. Immunity is the ability of an organism to defend against pathogens and toxins and to avoid infections and diseases. Therefore, the immune system is the tissue system that […]
Difference Between Innate and Adaptive Immunity
The key difference between innate and adaptive immunity is that innate immunity is a fast immune response that provides the first line of immunological defence against infections while adaptive immunity is a slow immune response mediated by the T and B lymphocytes. The major function of the immune system is to defend the host against […]
Difference Between T Lymphocytes and B Lymphocytes
The key difference between T lymphocytes and B lymphocytes is that the T lymphocytes originate in bone marrows and mature in the thymus while B lymphocytes originate and mature in bone marrows. The main two types of cells in blood are red blood cells (RBC) and white blood cells (WBC). RBC carries and transports oxygen […]
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