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  #1

To determine the location of an occult infection,a 34 year old man is given an injection of his own neutrophils that have been labeled with a radioactive tracer
after sufficient time to allow tha labeled neutrophils to reach the site of infection,whole body scintigraphy is performed
Collections of radiolabeled neutrophils are most likely to result from
locally high concentrations of which of the following?

a.-C3b
b.-C5b
C.-Ceruloplasmin
D.-Cyclooxygenase
E.-IgA
F.-Interleukin-6(IL-6)
G.-alpha-2 Macroglobulin



  #2

C5a- powerful chemotactic factor for Neutrophils, monocytes, eosinophils and basophils.

Refer Robbins p 64 & 56, to rule out others

Other chemotactic fators are - LTB4 and IL 8

  #3

are you sure ?
I had choice F down


  #4

of course C5a

  #5

buit the choice say b.-C5b

  #6

I look for C5a or leucotriene B4 but no see.

Did you type wrongly Cedrick?


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  #7

Thre it is

  #8

Answer is B

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  #9

Yup its B









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