The perforin- granzyme pathway involves
A) presenting the foreign antigen to B cells.
B) the production of antibodies toward the invading pathogen.
C) binding CD95L to infected cells, which eventually leads to cell apoptosis.
D) the synthesis of special cell- killing proteins that act on infected or abnormal cells.
E) the production of fever, which kills the pathogen.

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The perforin-granzyme pathway involves the release of perforin and granzymes by cytotoxic T cells or natural killer cells, which leads to the destruction of infected or abnormal cells by inducing apoptosis.

The Perforin- Granzyme Pathway Involves