vesicle
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- noun
- /ˈvɛsɪkəl/
- Specialized
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vesícula
- When these vesicles dump their contacts and contents into the synaptic cleft, the concentration of these ligands rise.
Muscle is more effective at secreting the hormones and the extracellular vesicles that you know go up into your brain and boost brain function.
- Muscle is more effective at secreting the hormones and the extracellular vesicles that you know go up into your brain and boost brain function.
- Another argument is that the idea of releasing vesicles require calcium increases.
Examples
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During the experiment, the researcher noted that the vesicles released their contents in response to a change in temperature.
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The encoded protein is an abundant integral membrane protein of cholinergic synaptic vesicles and is thought to be involved in vesicular transport.
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Last night you were showing vesicles on the dendrites, right?
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The nucleus here is probably not that accurate and we have our vesicles containing the actual sweat.
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Biologically derived vesicles as drug delivery systems have also been reported.
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Mounting evidence indicates that these vesicles can also transfer their content to other cells as a mechanism of intercellular communication.
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Synaptic vesicles are responsible for regulating the storage and release of neurotransmitters in the nerve terminal.
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In a fraction of a second, the mucus vesicles swell and burst and the protein fibers unravel.
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The biologist observed fluid-filled vesicles under the microscope to study their role in cellular transport.
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In plant cells, pigments are often stored in vesicles, allowing them to maintain their bright colors.
Synonyms
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A small hollow bag in animals and plants that holds fluid or air
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8.2
A small space inside a cell that holds water or other materials
A thin sac in the body that holds liquid or gas
Compounds
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One of two glands near the bladder in men that make most of the fluid in semen
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An early stage of a mammal embryo when some cells start to become different
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A small sac in early mammal embryos that carries blood and nutrients before the heart works
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Etymology
The word vesicle comes from the Latin vesica, which means 'bladder' or 'blister' and once named a small bladder. So a vesicle is like a tiny bladder, a small sac that holds fluid in the body.