The membrane attack stage of the complement cascade involves

A. initiation of the cascade.
B. C1q binding to surface receptors on a membrane.
C. a ring-shaped protein digesting holes in bacterial cell membranes and virus envelopes.
D. the production of inflammatory cytokines.
E. the cleaving of C3 to yield C3a and C3b.


Answer: C

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