complement system

Sometimes, however, the complement system can itself harm the human body by becoming too active.

C3 plays a central role in the activation of complement system.

This term is reserved only for fragments of the complement system.

Note: Casting to integral type will not always work, especially on two's complement systems.

The areas of investigation upon which he left his mark include the immunoglobulins and the complement system.

The computer was a bitwise-parallel 2's complement system with 16 bit word length.

He conducts research on the complement system and is the editor of several books on the subject.

It is a type of the complement system.

It plays a central role in the complement system and contributes to innate immunity.

Complement component 9 is a protein involved in the complement system.

Many species have complement systems, including non-mammals like plants, fish, and some invertebrates.

Molecules that activate the complement system are also considered opsonins.

The complement system and phagocytic cells are also used by most forms of invertebrate life.

Its main function is the inhibition of the complement system to prevent spontaneous activation.

The complement system is a biochemical cascade that attacks the surfaces of foreign cells.

Sometimes antibodies are generated against tumor cells allowing for their destruction by the complement system.

Complement factor I, a protein of the complement system.

The complement system is involved in the activities of both innate immunity and acquired immunity.

Eculizumab protects blood cells against immune destruction by inhibiting the complement system.

Total complement activity is a test performed to the level of functioning of the complement system.

Although the number is an exception, it is a valid number in regular two's complement systems.

C8 complex, three proteins involved in the complement system (part of the immune system)

The erythrocytes are then lysed when the complexes activate the complement system.

"They have the proof of the concept" that controlling the complement system may permit species-to-species transplants, he said.

IgA does not usually activate the complement system and is not involved with phagocytosis.