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.


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Professor of Microbiology, The Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville Campus
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Last updated: August, 2019
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