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Harun Yahya - Adnan Oktar

lated B cell begins to divide and multiply, until there are thousands of cells
of the same type. The B cells, now ready for the fray, divide further and be-
come plasma cells that release antibodies, chemical weapons to be used in
the war against the enemy. B cells can produce thousands of such antibod-
ies in a second, which weapons are highly practical. They will first bond to
the enemy antigen, and then impair that foe’s biological structure (Figure
122).
If a virus enters the cell, the antibodies are unable to trap the virus. In
that event, the killer T cells again go into action and identify the viruses in-
side the cell, thanks to the MHC molecules, and kill the cell (Figure 123).
However, if the virus is camouflaged in such a way that not even the
killer T-cells can detect it, then cells known as natural killer (NK) cells take

Figures 122 and 123.
B cells multiply by dividing
and are then differentiated. As
a result, they are able to pro-
duce thousands of the
weapons known as antibodies.
If the antibodies are unable to
catch the virus, then T-cells
take over, identifying and trap-
ping the viruses thanks to the
MHC molecules.

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