Details of term "complement activation"
Property	Value
ID	BP_0006956
Name	complement activation
NameSpace	biological_process
def	"Any process involved in the activation of any of the steps of the complement cascade, which allows for the direct killing of microbes, the disposal of immune complexes, and the regulation of other immune processes; the initial steps of complement activation involve one of three pathways, the classical pathway, the alternative pathway, and the lectin pathway, all of which lead to the terminal complement pathway." [GO:0006956]
synonym	"complement activity" []
synonym	"complement cascade" []
synonym	"complement response" []
xref	GO_0006956
is_a	BP_0002252
is_a	BP_0006959