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Your immune system ignores the surface antigens on your own RBCs. However, your plasma contains antibodies, sometimes called agglutinins , that will attack the antigens on foreign RBCs. When these antibodies attack, the foreign cells agglutinate , or clump together; the process is called agglutination . The plasma of a Type A, Type B, or Type O individual always contains either antiâ A or antiâB antibodies, or both, even if the person has never been exposed to RBCs that carry foreign surface antigens. If you have Type A blood, your plasma contains antiâB antibodies, which will attack Type B surface antigens.
Antibodies protect against substances prior to cell infection. Antibodies are produced by a type of white blood cell called a B cell (B lymphocyte). B cells develop from stem cells in bone marrow.When B cells become activated due to the presence of a particular antigen, they develop into cells called plasma cells.ntibodies recognize specific antigens by identifying certain areas on the surface of the antigen known as antigenic determinants. Once the specific antigenic determinant is recognized, the antibody will bind to the determinant.