Molecular Function
membrane fusion
mem·brane fu·sion [ mem-breyn fyoo-zhuhn ]
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Cell physiology
Definitions related to membrane fusion:
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Adherence and merging of cell membranes, intracellular membranes, or artificial membranes to each other or to viruses, parasites, or interstitial particles through a variety of chemical and physical processes.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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The adherence and merging of cell membranes, intracellular membranes, or artificial membranes to each other or to viruses, parasites, or interstitial particles through a variety of chemical and physical processes.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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The membrane organization process that joins two lipid bilayers to form a single membrane.Gene Ontology DictionaryGene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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