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Because Mr. LeDow is experiencing abnormal bleeding and bruising, his laboratory testing includes measurement of the cells that are primarily responsible for normal blood clotting. These cells are called thrombocytes, or ___________________ _.
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A substance, bacteria, or virus that triggers the production of antibodies is called an ___________________ _.
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Answer to Question 1

platelets

Answer to Question 2

antigen




mcmcdaniel

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Reply 2 on: Jun 26, 2018
Wow, this really help


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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