Complement System | Lectin Pathway | Immunology | USMLE Step 1

L51: The Lectin Complement Pathway/ How the Lectin Complement System works/The MBL pathway

The complement system doesn't generate compliments for you... but it does help destroy pathogens in your body! Learn all about it in today's #ClinicalCuts. The complement system refers to a group of plasma proteins called the complement proteins, which are produced in the liver, and act collectively to help destroy pathogens. Think of them like a little militia that “complement” the work of antibodies. There are actually three complement pathways: • The classical pathway: called that because it

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