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anticomplement

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anticomplement /an·ti·com·ple·ment/ (-kom´plĕ-ment) a substance that counteracts a complement.
an·ti·com·ple·ment (nt-kmpl-mnt, nt-)
n.
A substance that neutralizes the action of a complement by combining with it and preventing its union with an antibody.
anticomplement,
a substance other than an antigen-antibody complex that activates serum complement, resulting in complement fixation.
anticomplement
a substance that counteracts complement.


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Experiments might clarify how a protein encoded by the variant causes or exacerbates macular degeneration and indicate whether anticomplement drugs would fight this cause of blindness, says eye surgeon Eric A.
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Because whole frozen EDTA blood was the only material available for this study, comparisons with titers found at serum or plasma examinations were not relevant and anticomplement studies for EBNA antibodies could not be performed.
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