Agglutination

question 26

Multiple Choice

Agglutination:

• A)is inactivation of bacterial toxins due to the binding of an antibody
• B)leads to the ingestion of the particle by macrophages due to opsonization
• C)requires complement
• D)occurs when antibody-antigen complexes form large clumped particles

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Definitions:

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