Vesicle

  • 11Vesicle (biology) — A vesicle is a small bubble of liquid within a cell. A more formal definition in cell biology, would be that a vesicle is a relatively small, intracellular, membrane enclosed sac that stores or transports substances. Vesicles form naturally… …

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  • 12Vesicle-fusing ATPase — In enzymology, a vesicle fusing ATPase (EC number|3.6.4.6) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction:ATP + H2O ightleftharpoons ADP + phosphateThus, the two substrates of this enzyme are ATP and H2O, whereas its two products are ADP and… …

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  • 13vesicle — noun Etymology: Middle French vesicule, from Latin vesicula small bladder, blister, from diminutive of vesica Date: 1578 1. a. a membranous and usually fluid filled pouch (as a cyst, vacuole, or cell) in a plant or animal b. a small abnormal… …

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  • 14vesicle — См. vesicula …

    Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • 15vesicle — A closed membrane shell, derived from membranes either by a physiological process (budding) or mechanically by sonication. Vesicles of dimensions in excess of 50nm are believed to be important in intracellular transport processes. See also coated …

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  • 16vesicle — /ves i keuhl/, n. 1. a small sac or cyst. 2. Biol. a small bladderlike cavity, esp. one filled with fluid. 3. Pathol. a circumscribed elevation of the epidermis containing serous fluid; blister. 4. Geol. a small, usually spherical cavity in a… …

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  • 17vesicle — noun /ˈvɛsɪkl/ a) A membrane bound compartment found in a cell. b) A small bladder like cell or cavity. See Also: vesica, vesication, vesiculation …

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  • 18vesicle — Synonyms and related words: air bubble, balloon, bilge, birthmark, blackhead, bladder, blain, bleb, blemish, blister, blob, blood blister, boss, bow, bubble, bulb, bulge, bulla, bump, bunch, burl, button, cahot, check, chine, cicatrix, clump,… …

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  • 19vesicle — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. sac, utricle, cyst; see blister , swelling …

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  • 20vesicle — ves·i·cle || vesɪkl n. bladder or bladder like cavity; small blister filled with fluid; sac in the body, cyst (especially one filled with fluid); cavity formed in a rock by a pocket of gas that is trapped during the rock s formation (Geology) …

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