Vesicles

Vesicles
In dermatology, vesicles are small blisters, most often on the skin. Vesicles also can crop up on the mucous membranes, such as the buccal mucosa (the lining of the mouth). In anatomy, a vesicle is any small pouch. The word vesicle comes from the Latin diminutive vesiculum meaning a small bag or bladder.

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  • Seminal vesicles — Two structures about five centimeters long that are located behind the bladder and above the prostate gland. The seminal vesicles contribute fluid to the ejaculate …   Medical dictionary

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  • coated vesicles — coated vesicles, Organellen des Membranrecycling, die bei der rezeptorvermittelten ⇒ Endocytose extrazelluläres Material in die Zelle transportieren, in der Zelle synthetisiertes Material transportieren und z.B. an Golgi und ER Membranen… …   Deutsch wörterbuch der biologie

  • cerebral vesicles — cerebral vesicles, the three primitive, hollow dilations into which the embryonic brain of vertebrates is divided …   Useful english dictionary

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