complement activation, alternative pathway
id: GO:0006957
name: complement activation, alternative pathway
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: Any process involved in the activation of any of the steps of the alternative pathway of the complement cascade which allows for the direct killing of microbes and the regulation of other immune processes.
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0006956 | complement activation |
GO:0045087 | innate immune response |