immune system
• mice are hypersensitive to anaphylactic shock caused by acute complement activation when administered cobra venom factor or C5a complement
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• more mice die than controls when administered complement-activating cobra venom (8 of 15 vs. 2 of 16 wild-type mice)
• all mice die from anaphylactic shock when administered C5a complement compared to no mortality in wild-type mice treated in a similar manner
• histamine pre-treatment prevents 20% of deaths caused by C5a complement administration
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