C142 complement activity and conglutinogen in bovine milk.
Bovine milk, derived from uninflamed glands in mid-lactation, is shown to contain the complement components of the classical pathway up to C3. Using functional tests, C142 activity and conglutinogenic activity can be demonstrated in undiluted whey. Conglutinin is rarely found in normal milk.
D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D003166:Complement Activating Enzymes / Q000378:metabolism*; D050577:Complement C3-C5 Convertases / Q000378:metabolism*; D003168:Complement Fixation Tests; D003171:Complement Pathway, Classical; D003165:Complement System Proteins; D006461:Hemolysis; D008892:Milk / Q000276:immunology*
D003165:Complement System Proteins; D003166:Complement Activating Enzymes; D050577:Complement C3-C5 Convertases