Fig. 5: MAC Lysis of Virus-Infected
Cells, Step-1
The classical complement pathway
is activated by IgG or IgM reacting with viral epitope on the host cell membrane
and destroys the infected cell by membrane attack complex (MAC) lysis.
Illustration of MAC Lysis of Virus-Infected Cells, Step-1 .jpg by Gary E. Kaiser, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology,
The Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville Campus
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Last updated: August, 2019
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