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ultrastructure

[ul´trah-struk″chur]

the structure visible only under the ultramicroscope and electron microscope.

ul·tra·struc·ture

(ŭl'tră-strŭk'chūr),

Structures or particles seen with the electron microscope.

Synonym(s): fine structure

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ultrastructure

(ŭl′trə-strŭk′chər)

The detailed structure of a biological specimen, such as a cell, tissue, or organ, that can be observed only by electron microscopy. Also called fine structure.

ultrastructure

the fine detail of CELL structure, which requires the use of the ELECTRON MICROSCOPE for proper visualization.

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Salt glands of Sporobolus virginicus: morphology and ultrastructure. South African Journal of Botany 64: 198-204.

Salt glands in the Poaceae family and their relationship to salinity tolerance

Olive pollen ultrastructure: characterization of exine pattern through Image Analysis-Scanning Electron Microscope (IA-SEM).

Pollen grain morphological characteristics of ten Iranian jujube (Ziziphus jujuba.) cultivars by using scanning electron microscopy

The aim of this study was to compare the ultrastructure of the spermatozoa of the endemic Chilean mussel with the exotic Mytilus galloprovincialis from Caleta Tumbes, to provide information on both, its biology and the controversial understanding of the so called Mytilus complex.

Diferencias en la ultraestructura espermatica entre Mytilus chilensis y Mytilus galloprovincialis (Bivalvia, Mytilidae): ?Se puede utilizar como un caracter taxonomico?

Impact of Selenate on Ultrastructure of Chlorella sorokiniana.

Effect of selenate on viability and selenomethionine accumulation of Chlorella sorokiniana grown in batch culture

Coo-cyte ultrastructure in bovine primordial to early tertiary follicles.

Fine structures of the oocyte in relation to serum, follicular fluid steroid hormones and IGF-I in the ovulatory-sized follicles in one-humped camel camelus dromedarius

Horky, "The ultrastructure of synovial membrane in the prenatal pig," Acta Veterinaria Brno, vol.

Analysis by light, scanning, and transmission microscopy of the intima synovial of the temporomandibular joint of human fetuses during the development

Nano-HAPs entered hepatoma cells through endocytosis and were transported close to the nucleus and then degraded, resulting in changes in cell ultrastructure and inhibited cell proliferation.

Effects of uptake of hydroxyapatite nanoparticles into hepatoma cells on cell adhesion and proliferation

Scott, "Ultrastructure of teratocytes of Cardiochiles Nigriceps Viereck (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)," International Journal of Insect Morphology and Embryology, vol.

An ultrastructural and fluorescent study of the teratocytes of Microctonus aethiopoides loan (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from the hemocoel of host Alfalfa Weevil, Hypera postica (Gyllenhal) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

The study of the ultrastructure of the spermatozoa in rotifers has been limited to the genera Asplachna and Brachionus (Koehler, 1965; Clement, 1977; Clement & Wurdak, 1991).

Morfologia y ultraestructura del rotifero de agua dulce Brachionus bidentatus (Monogononta: Brachionidae), utilizando microscopia electronica de barrido y transmision

Ultrastructure. Tissue isolation for electron microscopy was done according to Prince [17] and Prince et al.

Role of the digestive gland in ink production in four species of sea hares: an ultrastructural comparison

Synaptic Ultrastructure. Synaptic ultrastructure, including thickness of postsynaptic density (thickest part), and synaptic curvature were measured by transmission electromicroscopic methods [10].

Effect of chronic morphine consumption on synaptic plasticity of rat's hippocampus: a transmission electron microscopy study