to assess the role of complement in the induction of the humoral immune response , we studied the antibody response of guinea pigs genetically deficient in the second component of the classical complement pathway ( c2d-gp ) to bacteriophage phi x 174 -- a t cell-dependent antigen -- in comparison with normal guinea pigs and c4d-gp , for which a disturbance in induction of antibody response has been described .
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complement
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c4d