alternative pathway
nounImmunology.
the activation of complement by contact with polysaccharides on bacteria, protozoa, or yeast cells: a nonspecific immune response.: Compare classical pathway.
- Also called alternative complement pathway.
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ACPS needs to consider what alternative pathways to SROs might look like.
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