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Abstract
Serum glycoproteins participating in the host defense mechanism of COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION that creates the COMPLEMENT MEMBRANE ATTACK COMPLEX. Included are glycoproteins in the various pathways of complement activation (CLASSICAL COMPLEMENT PATHWAY; ALTERNATIVE COMPLEMENT PATHWAY; and LECTIN COMPLEMENT PATHWAY).
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Pharmacological Action
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8 entry terms
- Complement
- Complement Protein
- Complement Proteins
- Protein, Complement
- Proteins, Complement
- Proteins, Complement System
- Hemolytic Complement
- Complement, Hemolytic
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, biosynthesis, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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general or unspecified; prefer specifics
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History Note
2006 (1963)
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QW 680
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Complement System Proteins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003165. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003165
- Complement System Proteins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q67999591