lamellar granule
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Lamellar granule — Lamellar granules (otherwise known as lamellar bodies, keratinosomes or Odland bodies) are secretory organelles found in type II pneumocytes and keratinocytes. They are oblong structures, appearing about 300 400 nm in width and 100 150 nm in… … Wikipedia
lamellar body — one of the spherical granules that are formed in the upper spinous and granular layers of the skin, migrate into the cytoplasm, and then fuse with the plasma membrane to discharge their contents (bipolar phospholipids, glycoproteins, and acid… … Medical dictionary
granule — 1. A grainlike particle; a granulation; a minute discrete mass. 2. A very small pill, usually gelatin or sugar coated, containing a drug to be given in a small dose. 3. A colony of the bacterium or … Medical dictionary
membrane-coating granule — lamellar body … Medical dictionary
keratinosome — A membrane bound granule, 100 to 500 nm in diameter, located in the upper layers of the stratum spinosum of certain stratified squamous epithelia. SYN: lamellar granule, membrane coating granule, Odland body. * * * ke·rat·i·no·some (kə… … Medical dictionary
LG — lactoglobulin; lamellar granule; laryngectomy; lateral gastrocnemius; left gluteal; Lennox Gastaut … Medical dictionary
LG — • lactoglobulin; • lamellar granule; • laryngectomy; • lateral gastrocnemius; • left gluteal; • Lennox Gastaut [syndrome]; • leucylglycine; • linguogingival; • lipoglycopeptide; • liver graft; • low glucose; • lymphatic gland … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
Hippocampus anatomy — Human hippocampus. Niss … Wikipedia
layer — A sheet of one substance lying on another and distinguished from it by a difference in texture or color or by not being continuous with it. SEE ALSO: stratum, lamina. SYN: panniculus. ameloblastic l. the internal l. of the enamel organ. SYN: enam … Medical dictionary
Medial lemniscus — Brain: Medial lemniscus The sensory tract. (Medial lemniscus labeled at center right.) Coronal … Wikipedia
