"Complement Factor B" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
	MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, 
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				A glycine-rich, heat-labile serum glycoprotein that contains a component of the C3 CONVERTASE ALTERNATE PATHWAY (C3bBb). Bb, a serine protease, is generated when factor B is cleaved by COMPLEMENT FACTOR D into Ba and Bb.
    
			
			
				
				
					
						| Descriptor ID | D011415 | 
					
						| MeSH Number(s) | D08.622.200 D08.811.277.656.300.760.198 D08.811.277.656.959.350.198 D12.776.124.486.274.900 | 
					
						| Concept/Terms | Complement Factor BComplement Factor BFactor B, ComplementC3 ProactivatorProactivator, C3C3PAComplement 3 ProactivatorProactivator, Complement 3Factor BComplement Protein BProtein B, ComplementComplement Protein Factor BProperdin Factor BFactor B, ProperdinComplement Factor B, Alternative Pathway
 Complement Factor BbComplement Factor BbBb, Complement FactorFactor Bb, ComplementProperdin Factor BbFactor Bb, ProperdinComplement Factor B-Derived Fragment BbComplement Factor B Derived Fragment BbBb Fragment of Factor BComplement Factor B Fragment, Bb
 Complement Factor BaComplement Factor BaFactor Ba, ComplementProperdin Factor BaFactor Ba, Properdin
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