(biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may…
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Beta cell
a cell that produces insulin in the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas
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transport of a substance (as a protein or drug) across a cell membrane against the concentration gradient; requires an expenditure of…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself; a cell suicide mechanism that enables metaz…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself; a cell suicide mechanism that enables metaz…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.a thin membrane (a double layer of lipids) enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell; proteins in the membrane control passage of ions (like s…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ; "the first organelle to be identified was the nucleus"
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ; "the first organelle to be identified was the nucleus"
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.the readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting of DNA and RNA and various proteins; during mitotic division it condenses…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.the readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting of DNA and RNA and various proteins; during mitotic division it condenses…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order; "humans have 22 chromosome pairs plus two sex…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.a thin membrane (a double layer of lipids) enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell; proteins in the membrane control passage of ions (like s…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.a microscopic network of actin filaments and microtubules in the cytoplasm of many living cells that gives the cell shape and coherence
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.a netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions)
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.a netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions)
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.a netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions)
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.a netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions)
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Of or pertaining to the isles of Majorca, Minorca, Ivica, etc., in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Valencia.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cell, produces, insulin, isles, langerhans.A rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cell, produces, insulin, isles, langerhans.T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected cell and kill it
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cell, produces, insulin, isles, langerhans.T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected cell and kill it
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cell, produces, insulin, isles, langerhans.the most common hereditary disease; the child's lungs and intestines and pancreas become clogged with thick mucus; caused by defect in…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cell, produces, insulin, isles, langerhans.A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree (Eugenia, / Caryophullus, aromatica), a native of the Moluc…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cell, produces, insulin, isles, langerhans.early spring flower common in British isles having fragrant yellow or sometimes purple flowers
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cell, produces, insulin, isles, langerhans.the most common hereditary disease; the child's lungs and intestines and pancreas become clogged with thick mucus; caused by defect in…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cell, produces, insulin, isles, langerhans.A nucleated cell having an envelope or cell wall, as a red blood corpuscle or an epithelial cell; a cell concerned in growth.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cell, produces, insulin, isles, langerhans.T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected cell and kill it
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cell, produces, insulin, isles, langerhans.the most common hereditary disease; the child's lungs and intestines and pancreas become clogged with thick mucus; caused by defect in…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cell, produces, insulin, isles, langerhans.A heavy-armed foot soldier from Ireland and the Western Isles in the time of Edward /
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cell, produces, insulin, isles, langerhans.a hormone secreted by the pancreas; stimulates increases in blood sugar levels in the blood (thus opposing the action of insulin)
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cell, produces, insulin, isles, langerhans.A cluster, crowd, or throng; an assemblage, either of persons or things, collected without any regular form or arrangement; as, a grou…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cell, produces, insulin, isles, langerhans.The deepsea fishing for cod, ling, and tusk, off the Shetland Isles.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cell, produces, insulin, isles, langerhans.a form of insulin (trade name Humulin) made from recombinant DNA that is identical to human insulin; used to treat diabetics who are a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cell, produces, insulin, isles, langerhans.The fusion of a female germ cell (ovum) with a male germ cell (in animals, a spermatozoon) to form a single new cell endowed with the…
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