Agarose gels are formed  by suspending dry agarose in aqueous buffer, then boiling the mixture until a clear solution forms. 

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Lectin pathway

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Alternative pathway

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Alternative Properdin-Activated Pathway

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The Alternative Protease-Activated Pathway

Thrombin, could cleave the complement components C3 and C5.

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When blood platelets are activated during a clotting reaction, they release high concentrations of ATP and Ca2+ along with serine/threonine kinases. Phosphorylated C3b is less susceptible to proteolytic degradation than its unphosphorylated form

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The Three Complement Pathways Converge at the Formation of the C5 Convertase.