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Antibodies are ____.

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Answer:Antibodies are produced by specialized white blood cells called B lymphocytes (or B cells). ... As antibodies circulate, they attack and neutralize antigens that are identical to the one that triggered the immune response. Antibodies attack antigens by binding to them.

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"An antibody, also known as an immunoglobulin, is a large, Y-shaped protein produced mainly by plasma cells that is used by the immune system to neutralize pathogens such as pathogenic bacteria and viruses."

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