| Term: | myelinating Schwann cell activation of membrane attack complex |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | myelinating Schwann cell |
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| Synonyms: | Schwann cells |
| Definition: | A neuroglial cell of the peripheral nervous system which forms the insulating myelin sheaths of peripheral axons. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009135] |
| Name: | activation of membrane attack complex |
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| Synonyms: | activation of MAC, activation of TCC, activation of terminal complement complex, activation of the terminal complement cascade, MAC assembly, MAC formation, membrane attack complex assembly, membrane attack complex formation |
| Definition: | The activation of the membrane attack complex components of the complement cascade which can result in death of a target cell through cytolysis. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0001905] QuickGO AmiGO |