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Epithelial cell

Epithelial cell

One of the many varieties of cells that form epithelium.


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Has anyone seen this before?

I had students doing the basic cheek-cell-under-the-microscope exercise this morning, and one student had a nucleus that ... one about 2/3 normal nucleus size, the other about 1/3. It was a surface epithelial cell, which are not supposed to divide, and this didn't look like a mitotic ...

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by Darby
Tue Feb 12, 2013 3:15 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Has anyone seen this before?
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Views: 238

Re: Re:

... as chemical (DDT, CCL4), radiation, ionizing etc. It mutate the DNA in cell. If only a single is mutated, it can be replicated as usual in mitosis. ... body, not only cancer cells. These include especially blood cells and epithelial cells, which both divide constantly and are therefore affected ...

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by Ahsmeah
Tue Feb 05, 2013 10:10 pm
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Cancer = Mutation: Stopping Mutation Would Cure Cancer?
Replies: 6
Views: 1062

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... as chemical (DDT, CCL4), radiation, ionizing etc. It mutate the DNA in cell. If only a single is mutated, it can be replicated as usual in mitosis. ... body, not only cancer cells. These include especially blood cells and epithelial cells, which both divide constantly and are therefore affected ...

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by biohazard
Tue Feb 05, 2013 1:23 pm
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Cancer = Mutation: Stopping Mutation Would Cure Cancer?
Replies: 6
Views: 1062

Growth Factors and tissue renewal.

Hi all, When a cell dies in epithelial tissue, as it is replaced? Who releases growth factors? Are the cells around the cell to die? Thanks.

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by Hermanfialho
Tue Apr 03, 2012 6:15 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Growth Factors and tissue renewal.
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Views: 810

Molecular Cell Biology

... of EGF and a fluid phase-marker (HRP) (70 marks) Cells take up extracellular molecules by receptor-mediated endocytosis (RME) and by fluid phase ... 2 pathways were compared experimentally by incubation of the human A431 epithelial carcinoma cell line with epidermal growth factor (EGF) to measure ...

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by Freckles
Wed Dec 07, 2011 11:24 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Molecular Cell Biology
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Views: 2345
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