Which is true in regards to Immune memory? the number of memory cells increase w

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Which is true in regards to Immune memory?

the number of memory cells increase with age due to the fact the body has been exposed to numerous antigens throughout life the strength of the memory cells is not altered with aging but the speed in which the memory cells responds decreases with age the function of the memory cells is not really altered until the patient reaches approximately eighty years of age less decline in the ability to maintain memory that was produced during youth or young adulthood, as oppose to memory that came on in older adulthood

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The number of memory cells increase with age due to the fact the body has been exposed to numerous antigens throughout life.

With increasing age, the number of native T- cell pool decreases with age, while the number of memory cells increases.

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