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Current Deck: General Pathology::Exam III

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Define/describe the mechanism for the following complement system pathways:

{{c1::Classical pathway}}: {{c2::IgM or IgG + C1 -> C3 convertase }}
{{c1::Alternate pathway}}: {{c2::Microbial products, plasmin, XIIa, or kallikrein -> C3 to C3 convertase}}
{{c1::Lectin pathway}}: {{c2::Plasma lectins bind microbe -> C4 and C2 -> C3 convertase}}
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