About The Medical Condition Complement Complex C5b-9

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Complement Complex C5b-9

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Complement Complex C5b-9 Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Complement Complex C5b-9?

The assembly of complement plasma glycoproteins C5b, C6, C7, C8, and polymeric C9 as a group on biological membranes. The complex forms transmembrane channels which displace lipid molecules and other constituents, thus disrupting the phospholipid bilayer of target cells leading to cell lysis by osmotic leakage. The formation of the membrane attack complex is the terminal step in the complement cascade.

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