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Innate Immunity: Interferons
Concepts tested here
- Interferons against viruses
All Questions
2000 AIPMT 1 question
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During viral infection the protein formed in host cells to resist is :Virus-infected cells secrete interferons, small proteins that protect neighbouring non-infected cells from further viral infection.
They are part of the innate (cytokine) barrier of immunity.
So the protein formed in host cells during viral infection is interferon.