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The biochemistry of complement

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Current biochemical studies of the complement system are illustrated by description of the activation of complement by the classical pathway after interaction with antibody aggregates. This is described in terms of the structures of the components involved, their assembly and the mechanism of activation.

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Porter, R., Reid, K. The biochemistry of complement. Nature 275, 699–704 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1038/275699a0

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