Biology A-Level
Host cell destruction
What Host cell destruction means in Biology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Host cell destruction
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New particles assemble and bud from the cell, acquiring their lipid envelope and destroying the helper T cell.
Topics that use Host cell destruction
- Cell recognition and the immune system (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- active immunity
- agglutination
- animal use in production and testing
- antibody
- antigen
- antigen-antibody complex
- antigen-presenting cell
- antigens in vaccines
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