EBK MICROBIOLOGY:W/DISEASES BY BODY...-
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780134608242
Author: BAUMAN
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 15, Problem 5MC
Which of the complement fragments is inflammatory?
- a. C3a
- b. C4a
- c. C5a
- d. all of the above
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