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Complement system
Produces an innate response from the liver to aid immune cells
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Actions of the complement system
Assists the adaptive system, involved in cytolysis, inflammation, and phagocytosis
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Interferon
Fights off viral infections by initiating the production of antiviral proteins which prevents nearby cells from becoming infected
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Antimicrobial peptides
Proteins that are upregulated in an infection. Includes dermicidin, defensins, cathelicidins, and thrombocidin
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Complement fixation test
A patients serum is added to a tube with sheep RBC and antibodies to sheep RBC and is analyzed for hemolysis indicated by a change in color
