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[[Image:LH Complement lysis.png|thumb|200px|right|'''Membrane Attack Complex''']]
[[Image:LH Complement lysis.png|thumb|200px|right|'''Membrane Attack Complex''']]
This is the lytic pathway of complement function and can be initiated via either C3b¯Bb¯3b or C4b¯2a¯3b.
This is the lytic pathway of complement function and can be initiated via either C3b¯Bb¯3b or C4b¯2a¯3b.
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These split C5 into C5a which is pro-inflammatory, and C5b, the first molecule of the MAC (very short-lived and biologically active)
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These split C5 into C5a which is pro-inflammatory, and C5b, the first molecule of the MAC (very short-lived and biologically active).
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