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any of five types of retinal neurons that seem to lack large axons, having only processes that resemble dendrites. Called also A c.Medical dictionary. 2011.
Amacrine cell — Infobox neuron neuron name = Amacrine cell image neuron = Amacrine.png caption neuron = Xenopus retinal cells stained for cdk2/cyclin2 with red arrow indicating amacrine cell. IPL is shown in white. location = INL of the retina function =… … Wikipedia
amacrine cell — noun : a unipolar nerve cell found in the retina, in the olfactory bulb, and in close connection with the Purkinje cells of the cerebellum … Useful english dictionary
amacrine cell — A class of neuron of the middle layer of the retina, with processes parallel to the plane of the retina. They are thought to be involved in image processing … Dictionary of molecular biology
amacrine — 1. A cell or structure lacking a long, fibrous process. 2. Denoting such a cell or structure. SEE ALSO: a. cell. [G. a priv. + makros, long, + is (in ), fiber] * * * am·a·crine (amґə krēn) [a 1 + macro + inos] 1. having no long… … Medical dictionary
amacrine — ˈaməˌkrīn, āˈmaˌk adjective Etymology: a (II) + macr + Greek in , is fiber, muscle, strength : of, relating to, or being an amacrine cell amacrine synapses … Useful english dictionary
List of topics in cell biology — Cell invokes a major branch of theory and research known variously as cell biology, cellular biology or cytology. The study of cell tissues is known as histology. Cell types are often referred to using the suffixes blast, clast, cyte, especially… … Wikipedia
Cell — The basic structural and functional unit in people and all living things. Each cell is a small container of chemicals and water wrapped in a membrane. Each cell in the human body there are 100 trillion cells in each of us contains the entire… … Medical dictionary
amacrine — adj. [Gr. a, without; makros, long; inos, fiber] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) Pertaining to a unipolar nerve cell within a synaptic region of the brain, i.e., the antennal lobes or the medulla; amacrinal adj … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
amacrine — 1. noun Any cell that does not have a long process 2. adjective Without long processes … Wiktionary
Bipolar cell of the retina — Infobox neuron neuron name = Retinal Bipolar Cells image neuron = Fig retine.png caption neuron = Retina. Bipolar cells are shown in red. location = Retina (Inner Nuclear Layer) function = Convey gradients between photoreceptor cells to retinal… … Wikipedia
