The "classical" complement system is first activated when antibodies that attach to surface antigens (found, for instance, on bacteria) draw in the first step of the complement cascade. As a result, bacteria are eliminated in two ways. Secondly, in a process known as opsonization, the interaction of the Immunoglobulin and complement molecules identifies the microbe for ingestion by phagocytes....
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