Medical Definition of Membrane zippering

1. Process suggested to occur in phagocytosis in which the membrane of the phagocyte covers the particle by a progressive adhesive interaction. The evidence for such a mechanism comes from experiments in which capped B-cells are only partially internalised, whereas those with a uniform opsonising coat of antiIgG are fully engulfed. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Membrane Zippering

membrane fluidity
membrane fracture
membrane fusion
membrane glycoproteins
membrane lipids
membrane mimetic chemistry
membrane of tympanum
membrane potential
membrane potentials
membrane protein
membrane proteins
membrane recycling
membrane separation
membrane transport
membrane vesicle
membrane zippering (current term)
membranectomy
membraned
membranelike
membranelle
membraneous
membranes
membraniferous
membraniform
membranocartilaginous
membranoid
membranology
membranolytic
membranophone
membranophones

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