Lymphocytes can develop into cells that secrete defense proteins against disease. These cells are termed________, while these proteins are called antibodies.
A) T cells
B) B cells
C) plasma cells
D) immunocytes
E) phagocytes

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Lymphocytes that secrete defense proteins against disease are called plasma cells, while the defense proteins are called antibodies. T cells and B cells are the two types of lymphocytes, but only B cells can develop into plasma cells that secrete antibodies. Immunocytes is not a commonly used term in immunology, and phagocytes are a different type of immune cell that engulfs and destroys foreign particles.

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