A pathway of the complement system that is activated by pattern recognition of foreign surfaces independent of antibody, and is initiated by the spontaneous hydrolysis of C3. This pathway includes the complement components C3, factor B and factor D, resulting in the formation of a C3 convertase to cleave C3.
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(2005). Alternative Pathway. In: Vohr, HW. (eds) Encyclopedic Reference of Immunotoxicology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27806-0_53
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