Proteins leaking out of damaged body cells activate ____, which results in a cascade of reactions that enhance

phagocytosis of damaged cells by white blood cells.



a. complement proteins
b. inflammatory proteins
c. PAMPs
d. viral DNA
e. killer T cells


ANSWER: a

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