Definition of Zippering
1. zipper [v] - See also: zipper
Medical Definition of Zippering
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| 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)
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