Prescott's Microbiology
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ISBN: 9781259281594
Author: Joanne Willey, Linda Sherwood Adjunt Professor Lecturer, Christopher J. Woolverton Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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The complement system is made up of a huge number of serum proteins which plays a defensive immune response in mammals. Three pathways of complement activation are there, namely, the lectin, alternative, and classical pathways. The proteins that are involved in the complement activation is referred to as complement proteins. These proteins are involved in the lysis of cell membrane, augmenting phagocytosis, and promoting inflammation.
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