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cytoplasmic pertaining to or included in cytoplasm. cytoplasmic inclusions include secretory inclusions (enzymes, acids, proteins, mucosubstances), nutritive inclusions (glycogen, lipids), pigment granules (melanin, lipofuscin, hemosiderin). See also inclusion body. cytoplasmic inheritance the cytoplasmic organelles, chloroplasts and mitochondria contain DNA which contains a number of genes. These extrachromosomal genes are transmitted to daughter cells via cytoplasm. Called also maternal inheritance. cytoplasmic nuclear inclusion see inclusion body. cytoplasmic skeleton includes microtubules, centrioles, cilia, flagellae. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Necrosis is characterized by the early loss of outer membrane function, rapid cytoplasmic swelling and disintegration, and release of cell contents into surrounding tissues, which evoke an intense inflammatory response. 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). IL1R2 is one of the receptors of inflammatory cytokine ILl; however, because of the lack of a cytoplasmic signaling domain, binding to IL1R2 attenuates ILl-mediated signal transduction, such as the IL1B-induced increase in NF-[kappa]B activation (Re et al. |
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