The complement system: an evolution in progress
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The complement system: an evolution in progress
The complement system, which consists of three independent but interacting pathways, constitutes a powerful arm of innate immunity. Its major function is to recognize and destroy pathogenic microorganisms as well as eliminate modified self-antigens. Although it is a fine-tuned system with innate capacity to discriminate self from non-self as well as danger from non-danger signals, an unwarrante...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: F1000Research
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2046-1402
DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.10065.1