complement chemotactic factor

com·ple·ment che·mo·tac·tic fac·tor

the activated complex of the fifth component of complement C5a induces chemotaxis in the case of polymorphonuclear leukocytes.
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com·ple·ment che·mo·tac·tic fac·tor

(kom'plĕ-mĕnt kē'mō-tak'tik fak'tŏr)
The activated complex of the fifth, sixth, and seventh components of complement (C567), which induces chemotaxis of polymorphonuclear leukocytes.
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