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The inflammatory response is largely the result of chemicals released by:A) monocytesB) basophilsC) natural killer cellsD) neutrophils

The inflammatory response is largely the result of chemicals released by:A) monocytesB-example-1
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The inflammatory response is caused by the release of histamine, which causes the widening of blood vessels and an increase in blood flow.

Histamine is released by basophils, which also produce heparin (an anticoagulant) and are involved not only in the inflammatory response in general but also in allergic and antigen response.

This means the right answer would be B) basophils.

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