The complement system, also known as complement cascade, is a part of the immune system that enhances (complements) the ability of antibodies and phagocytic...

Two's complement is the most common method of representing signed (positive, negative, and zero) integers on computers, and more generally, fixed point...

specific computer represents numbers. A ones' complement system or ones' complement arithmetic is a system in which negative numbers are represented by...

Aggregate complementation, the separation of pitch-class collections into complementary sets Complementary color, in the visual arts Complement system (immunology)...

immunity that is mediated by macromolecules – including secreted antibodies, complement proteins, and certain antimicrobial peptides – located in extracellular...

classical complement pathway is one of three pathways which activate the complement system, which is part of the immune system. The classical complement pathway...

include phagocytosis, antimicrobial peptides called defensins, and the complement system. Jawed vertebrates, including humans, have even more sophisticated...

Complement component 4 (C4), in humans, is a protein involved in the intricate complement system, originating from the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) system...

Complement component 3, often simply called C3, is a protein of the immune system that is found primarily in the blood. It plays a central role in the...

dying cells (and some types of bacteria) in order to activate the complement system via C1q. CRP is synthesized by the liver in response to factors released...