alternative pathway

American  

noun

Immunology.

1. the activation of complement by contact with polysaccharides on bacteria, protozoa, or yeast cells: a nonspecific immune response.

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Example Sentences

Dundee University has announced an "alternative pathway" to solving the financial crisis at the institution that will see fewer job cuts than feared.

From BBC

The cryo-EM structures of Webster and Weixlbaumer pinpointed an alternative pathway of mRNA delivery to the ribosome, via the tethering of RNA polymerase by the coupling transcription factor NusG, or its paralog, or version, RfaH, which thread the mRNA into the mRNA entry channel of the ribosome from the other side of bS1.

From Science Daily

In a sense, it seeks to do for the hearing-impaired what braille does for the blind: It creates an alternative pathway to cognition.

From Salon

The activity of the glucocorticoid receptor in regulatory regions can, however, be influenced in drug-resistant prostate cancer through an alternative pathway.

From Science Daily

The issue came to a head in July 2023, as state education officials prepared to vote on the new math framework that included data science as an alternative pathway.

From Los Angeles Times