properdin

/ ˈprəʊpədɪn /

noun

immunol a protein present in blood serum that, acting with complement, is involved in the destruction of alien cells, such as bacteria

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Perhaps equally important in the atomic age, properdin seems to increase the body's resistance to the infections that so often follow overexposure of the body to radiation.