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Question
Name any two types of cells that act as ‘cellular barriers’ to provide innate immunity in humans.
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Solution
Our body has several types of leucocytes (WBC), such as macrophages in tissues and polymorpho-nuclear leucocytes (PMNL-neutrophils) and monocytes in the blood.
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