Fig. 18: Cytolysis of a Human
Cell with Foreign Epitopes on its Membrane, Step-1
The Fab of IgG or IgM bind to foreign
epitopes on the human cell. This activates the complement pathway and enables
MAC to insert into the membrane of the cell causing lysis.
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