Antibodies binding to their antigen can activate complement. This, in turn, leads to opsonization of the antigen-antibody complexes. What is meant by opsonization?

A. Clumping of antibody-antigen complexes into insoluble substances.
B. Clumping together of the antibody-antigen complexes.
C. Coating antibody-antigen complexes, making them more easily phagocytized by macrophages and neutrophils.
D. Lysis of the cells bearing the antibody-antigen complexes.


Answer: C. Coating antibody-antigen complexes, making them more easily phagocytized by macrophages and neutrophils.

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