| hemolysin |
any substance that can cause lysis (destruction) of erythrocytes (red blood cells) and the release of their hemoglobin
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| hemolysin |
1.a substance liberated by a living agent and capable of causing lysis of red blood cells and liberation of their hemoglobin 2. a sensitizing antibody that combines with red blood cells of the antigenic type that stimulated formation of the h., affecting the cells in such a manner that complement fixes with the antibody-cell union and causes dissolution of the cells, with liberation of their hemoglobin.
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| hemolysin |
An antibody capable of bonding to red blood cells and causing their lysis by activation of complement.
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| hemolysin |
bacterial protein exotoxin capable of hemolysis
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