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The complement system is an enzyme cascade including more than 20 plasma proteins. The system is the humoral mediator of immunologically initiated inflammation and is a key factor in defence against infections (Brown and Frank 1981).
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Teisner, B., Tornehave, D., Hau, J., Westergaard, J.G., Poulsen, H.K. (1988). The Complement System in Normal Pregnancy. In: Chapman, M.G., Grudzinskas, J.G., Chard, T. (eds) Implantation. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3529-6_12
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