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What does it mean by complement activation?

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Dr. Maziar Rezvani answered

Specializes in Allergy and Immunology

Complement : Is a series of immune proteins that are usually cause a "chain reaction" of events that lead to inflammation and when activated by infection, hormonal changes, etc., it will cause this chain reaction to start aka complement activation.

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Answered 10/18/2016

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