Question

Decrease in white blood cells results in



(a) decrease in antibodies



(b) increase in antigens



(c) increase in antibodies



(d) no change

Answer 1

a decrease in Anti bodies

Answer 2

Answer:

Decrease in white blood cells causes in the - option a) Decrease in antibodies.

The antibody producing cells are B cells that are classified as lymphocytes. Lymphocytes are the specialised type of white blood cells that plays major role in immune mechanism.

B lymphocytes are formed from Bone marrow and when a body encounters antigen, B lymphocytes produces antibodies effective to that antigen.

Hence decrease in white blood cell will cause reduced antibody production.