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Immune complexes are removed from blood by _____________?

Correct answer: D. Kupffer cell

  • A. B cell
  • B. Basophil
  • C. Plasma cell
  • D. Kupffer cell

Explanation

Kupffer cells, the fixed macrophages lining hepatic sinusoids, phagocytose immune complexes arriving through the portal blood. B cells and plasma cells make antibodies but do not primarily remove circulating complexes.

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