Lectins are proteins or glycoproteins that cause cells with suitable surface receptors to stick or clump together. Clumping depends on cell and lectin numbers in proper ratios. Why would little or no cell clumping occur if lectin numbers are too low with respect to cell numbers or too high with respect to cell numbers?

Lectins are proteins or glycoproteins that cause cells with suitable surface receptors to stick or clump together. Clumping depends on cell and lectin numbers in proper ratios. Why would little or no cell clumping occur if lectin numbers are too low with respect to cell numbers or too high with respect to cell numbers?

Biology Today and Tomorrow without Physiology (MindTap Course List)

5th Edition

ISBN:9781305117396

Author:Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr

Publisher:Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr

Chapter3: Cell Structure

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