Mammalian Immune Systems (Including Us!) Mammals use specific immune responses triggered by natural or • artificial agents that disrupt dynamic homeostasis. The mammalian immune system includes two types of specific – responses: cell-mediated and humoral. In the cell-mediated response, a type of cytotoxic T cells, • lymphocytic white blood cell, intracellular pathogens “target” when antigens are displayed on the outside of the cells. 11. Describe what the cytotoxic T cell is doing to the target cell.
Mammalian Immune Systems (Including Us!) • Mammals use specific immune responses triggered by natural or artificial agents that disrupt dynamic homeostasis. – The mammalian immune system includes two types of specific responses: cell-mediated and humoral. • In the cell-mediated response, cytotoxic T cells, a type of lymphocytic white blood cell, “target” intracellular pathogens when antigens are displayed on the outside of the cells. 11. Describe what the cytotoxic T cell is doing to the target cell.