| Front | Antibodies modes of action 4.1.1(h) and (i) |
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| Back | antibodies defending body - antibody of complex acts as an opsonin, so complex easily engulfed/digested by phagocytes - pathogens cant effectively invade hosts cell once part of complex - antibodies act as agglutinins, causing pathogens carrying complexes to clump together, preventing them speading through body and easier to engulf all at same time - antibodies can act as anti toxins, binding to toxin produced by pathogen making it harmless |
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