lysin /ly·sin/ (li´sin)
lysin
lysin [li´sin]
lysin (lī´sin),
1. an antibody that causes complement-dependent lysis of cells; often used with a prefix indicating the target cells, e.g., hemolysin.
2. any substance that causes cytolysis.
ly·sin (l  s n)n. 1. An antibody that is capable of causing the destruction or dissolution of red blood cells, bacteria, or other cellular elements. 2. A substance that causes lysis. |
lysin
[lī′sin]
a specific complement-fixing antibody that initiates the lysis of cells.
lysin [li´sin]
1. an antibody that causes complement-dependent lysis of cells; often used with a prefix indicating the target cells, as hemolysin or bacteriolysin.
2. any substance that causes cell lysis.
lysin (lī´sin),
n See plasmin.
lysin
1. an antibody capable of causing dissolution of cells, including hemolysin, bacteriolysin, etc.
2. a product of bacterial cells causing lysis. See bacteriolysin.
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