MAC (membrane attack complex)

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• Complement membrane attack complex — A membrane attack complex attached to a pathogenic cell. The membrane attack complex (MAC) is typically formed on the surface of intruding pathogenic bacterial cells as a result of the activation of the alternative pathway of the complement… …   Wikipedia

• membrane attack complex — (MAC) The complex complement components (C5b C9) that create a pore in the plasma membrane of a target cell and leads to cell lysis. C9 probably forms most of the actual pore …   Dictionary of microbiology

• Membrane attack complex — An abnormal activation of the complement (protein) portion of the blood, forming a cascade reaction that brings blood proteins together, binds them to the cell wall, and then inserts them through the cell membrane. MAC formation allows water,… …   Medical dictionary

• MAC — or MAC may refer to:Computer science and telecommunications* Macintosh, an abbreviation of a brand of personal cool computers and computer operating systems made by Apple inc. * Media Access Control, sublayer of Data Link layer * MAC Address,… …   Wikipedia

• MAC — steht für: Apple Macintosh, eine Computer Produktlinie seit 1984 siehe auch Mac OS, das Betriebssystem von Apple für o. g. Rechner einen Bestandteil schottischer und irischer Familiennamen, siehe Irische Familien den Fahrtennamen von Erik… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Mac — steht für: Bernie Mac (1957–2008), US amerikanischer Schauspieler Apple Macintosh, eine Computer Produktlinie seit 1984 siehe auch Mac OS, das Betriebssystem von Apple für o. g. Rechner einen Bestandteil schottischer und irischer Familiennamen,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• MAC — (= membrane attack complex.) See complement and C9 …   Dictionary of molecular biology

• MAC — 1. Abbreviation for minimal anesthetic concentration; minimal alveolar concentration; membrane attack complex. 2. Abbreviation for Mycobacterium avium complex. See Mycobacterium avium intracellulare complex. * * * MacConkey [broth]; magnetic… …   Medical dictionary

• MAC — • MacConkey [broth]; • magnetic authentication code; • major ambulatory category; • malignancy associated changes; • maximum allowable concentration; • maximum aerobic capacity; • maximum allowable cost; • medical alert center; • membrane attack… …   Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations

• complex — 1. An organized constellation of feelings, thoughts, perceptions, and memories that may be in part unconscious and may strongly influence associations and attitudes. 2. In chemistry, the relatively stable combination of two or more compounds into …   Medical dictionary

• C8 complex — High Resolution Crystal Structure of Human Complement Component 8 complement component 8, alpha polypeptide Identifiers Symbol …   Wikipedia