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Ciliated

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cil·i·at·ed (sl-td)
adj.
Having cilia.

Ciliated
Covered with short, hair-like protrusions, like B. coli and certain other protozoa. The cilia or hairs help the organism to move.
Mentioned in: Balantidiasis

ciliated
provided with cilia.


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macrophages with vacuolated cytoplasm) with pigmented cytoplasmic granules, presumably containing hemosiderin, were abundant within papillary fronds, which were lined with ciliated low cuboidal epithelium (figure 4).
This fact may be explained by the recent finding that in differentiated cultures of human tracheobronchial epithelium, [alpha]2,3-linked SAs were found on ciliated cells, whereas [alpha]2,6-linked SAs were present on non-ciliated cells (9).
At 2 ppm, injury was marked by significant increases in BALF total protein, N-acetytglucosaminidase, and lavageable ciliated cells.
 
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