Antigens and the Immune System. When antigens enter the body, the immune system alarm is triggered. The first line of defense is for the B-lymphocytes, or B cells, to be sent out. These are special leukocytes, also called white blood cells. Their job is to tag the antigen so that the correct response can be made.
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About Chicopee Chicopee is a city located on the Connecticut River in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is made up of several neighborhoods, the result of the city's origin as a collection of villages in the northern-most part of Springfield, which it seceded from in 1848. These villages are now represented by the neighborhoods of Aldenville, Willimansett, Chicopee Center (Cabotville), Chicopee Falls, and Fairview.