In a type III hypersensitivity reaction, the harmful effects after the immune complexes that are deposited in tissues are a result of what?
a. Cytotoxic T cells
b. Natural killer cells
c. Complement activation
d. Degranulation of mast cells
Ans: c. Complement activation
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