what is the major function difference between b cells and t cells
T cell | b cell |
T cell recognise the pathogen outside the infected cells | b cell recognize the surface antigens of infected cells |
T cell is mainly involved in cell mediated immunity | b cell is mainly involved in humoral immunity |
Secretes cytokines | secretes antibodies |
B cell and T cell are both lymphocytes which are type of white blood cells in the body which are involved in immunity. B cell once recognize the pathogen , produces memory B cells with antibodies or secreted antibodies and thus the second infection can be identified and killed easily. T cell mainly involved in cytokine production and cell mediated killing by cytotoxic t cells
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