from The American HeritageÂ® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition. n. An aluminum soap of various fatty acids that when mixed with gasoline makes a firm jelly used in some bombs and in flamethrowers.
White blood cells that provide either innate or specific adaptive immunity. Myeloid Cells: First line of defense, non-specific innate immunity â¢ Neutrophils â¢ Eosinophils â¢ Basophils/Mast cells â¢ Monocytes/Macrophages/Dendritic Cells Lymphoid Cells: non-specific immunity â¢ Natural Killer Cells Lymphoid Cells: Humoral and Cell Mediated specific immunity â¢ B Lymphocytes
(Th1) generally mediate the cellular immune response through the activities of cytotoxic lymphocytes, natural-killer (NK) cells and macrophages and include production of the cytokines interferon , TNF , and interleukin 2; type 2 helper cells (Th2) enhance immune reactions mediated by antibodies, and include production of interleukin 4,