The complement system of the nurse shark: hemolytic and comparative characteristics.
The complement system of the nurse shark was investigated. Six functionally pure components were isolated from a single serum sample. Sequential reactions of the components with sensitized sheep erythrocytes resulted in membrane lesions indistinguishable from the "holes" caused by guinea pig complement.
D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D003165:Complement System Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D004910:Erythrocyte Membrane / Q000276:immunology; D006461:Hemolysis; D012754:Sharks / Q000276:immunology*; D012756:Sheep; D013045:Species Specificity
D003165:Complement System Proteins