Opsonizing antibodies are those that function by:

a. attaching to the surface of pathogens and contributing to their destruction by the lytic action of complement.
b. binding to and blocking surface receptors for host cells.
c. attaching to the surface of pathogens and making the pathogens more amenable to ingestion by phagocytic cells.
d. attaching to the surface of pathogens and contributing to their destruction by che-motaxis.


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Antibodies function in different ways. Opsonizing antibodies attach to the surface of pathogens to make them easily ingested by phagocytic cells.

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