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complement system

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The complement system, also known as complement cascade, is a part of the humoral, innate immune system and enhances (complements) the ability of antibodies and phagocytic cells to clear microbes and damaged cells from an organism, promote inflammation, and attack the pathogen's cell membrane. Despite being part of the innate immune system, the complement system can be recruited and brought into action by antibodies generated by the adaptive immune system. The complement system consists of a number of small, inactive, liver synthesized protein precursors circulating in the blood...
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D84.1Defects in the complement system

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