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What pathway is the nurse describing when a carbohydrate (mannose from a bacterial cell wall activates the complement system?

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I would say the answer is the lectin pathway. It is a series of reactions in the complement system which is responsible of increasing the effectivity of the antibodies in the immune system. Hope this answers the question.
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