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- Michael S., contemporary British cancer researcher. See B. granule.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Birbeck
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Birbeck — Recorded in the usual spellings of Birbeck and Birkbeck, this is an English locational surname. It derives from the tiny hamlet of Birkbeck Fells, near Appleby in the former county of Cumberland. This place was originally a Norse Viking… … Surnames reference
Birbeck granules — are tennis racket or rod shaped cytoplasmic organelles with a central linear density and a striated appearance. Function is under question, but one theory is that they migrate to the periphery of the Langerhans cells and release its contents into … Wikipedia
Birbeck-Granula — Eine dendritische Zelle Dendritische Zellen sind Zellen des Immunsystems, die sich je nach Typ aus Monozyten bzw. Vorläufern der T Zellen entwickeln. Ihre Funktion ist die Antigenprozessierung und Antigenpräsentation vorher als fremdartig… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Birbeck granules — membrane bound, rod or tennis racquet–shaped inclusions with a central linear, longitudinally striated nucleus, found in the cytoplasm of Langerhans cells. Called also Langerhans g s. Birbeck granules (arrows) in the cytoplasm of a Langerhans… … Medical dictionary
Birbeck granules — Characteristic inclusion bodies seen by electron microscopy in histiocytes (Langerhans cells) of patients with histiocytosis X, a group of diseases with uncertain pathogenesis … Dictionary of molecular biology
Birbeck, Robert — (West Palm Beach, FL ) (USA) Contemporary painter and sculptor based in Wells, VT. Studied at the New England School of Art in Boston. Specializes in the curvaceous nude female form in stone and wood, frequently depicting heavy women … Dictionary of erotic artists: painters, sculptors, printmakers, graphic designers and illustrators
Shaun Birbeck — (born July 26, 1972) was an English cricketer. He was a left handed batsman and a right arm medium pace bowler who played for Durham. Birbeck s first class career began in 1994, having represented the team in the Second XI Championship the… … Wikipedia
Gránulos de Birbeck — Los gránulos de Birbeck son orgánulos citoplasmáticos[1] en forma de barra o de raqueta de tenis con una densidad lineal central y aspecto estriado. Son un hallazgo microscópica característico en la histiocitosis de células de Langerhans… … Wikipedia Español
gránulos de Birbeck — pequeños gránulos situados en las membranas de las células de Langerhans de la epidermi observadas por microscopía electrónica. Se desconoce su función (microfotografía [véase http://www.iqb.es/diccio/g/gr.htm#birbeck]) Diccionario ilustrado de… … Diccionario médico
Granule de Birbeck — En biologie, les granules de Birbeck sont des organites en forme de raquette dont le « manche » est strié. On ne retrouve ces granules que dans les cellules de Langerhans (les cellules dendritiques de l’épiderme), et ils permettent donc … Wikipédia en Français
