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Basement

the outer wall of the ground story of a building, or of a part of that story, when treated as a distinct substructure. (see base, 3) Hence: The rooms of a ground floor, collectively.

(Science: anatomy) basement membrane, a delicate membrane composed of a single layer of flat cells, forming the substratum upon which, in many organs, the epithelioid cells are disposed.

Origin: f. Soubassement. Of uncertain origin. Cf. Base, Bastion.


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... recessive form a cellular homologue of a viral oncogene 2.How do tumor retrovirus promote cancer? they cause the cells to detach from the basement membrane and metastasize they carry an oncogene that promotes cancer they cause cells to stop dividing and go into senescence they infect cells ...

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by kpax
Tue Aug 25, 2009 2:33 pm
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: Please Help
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?{REGENERATION}? Is it possible ???!!

... but there should be ways around that. Like how to block fibrosis (scar tissue formation) and proceed to epithelial cells disengaging from the basement membrane and sliding over the wound opening. Dedifferentiation of local cells to form the structure, and then transdifferentiation of the cells ...

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by kolean
Thu Jun 25, 2009 3:52 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: ?{REGENERATION}? Is it possible ???!!
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Unknown Spider

I found this spider roaming around the basement of the house and I am wondering what kind it is. I believe that it is part of the Gnaphosidae family of spiders, but I might be incorrect. Edit: Hm, alright. Thanks anyways.

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by Souhait
Sun May 03, 2009 7:28 am
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: Unknown Spider
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Identify this

... 1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbb6QQf6mOM 2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jocP6cy8bkY It grows behind the door of my basement which we digged in the hill a year ago.

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by bstojanovic
Wed Nov 12, 2008 3:21 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Identify this
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Re: any existing genetic method can make people live longer

... the limiting factor of cell replication. With a bit of google-ing you might be able to find someone who's messing around with them in their basement or something along those lines.

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by Morgyn
Mon Sep 15, 2008 10:22 am
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: any existing genetic method can make people live longer
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