English Explanatory Dictionary

complement membrane attack complex

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A formation of transmembrane channels on the surface of a pathogenic bacterial cell that disrupts the phospholipid bilayer of the target cell resulting in its destruction.

Word forms

complement membrane attack complex complement membrane attack complexes
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