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Gas vesicle

Gas vesicle

The hollow, cylindrical, gas-filled structure in the gas vacuole. It confers ability for gas vacuole to float.


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Mammalian Gametes

Basically then, the male gamete has alot of its cytoplasm reduced with a big huge vesicle called the acrosome that contains the enzymes to eat thru the outer slimy layer that surrounds the egg cell. It has concentrated all of its mitocondria to the end where there ...

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by kolean
Wed Sep 02, 2009 10:41 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Mammalian Gametes
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Views: 54

Explain protein transport plz

... will bud off from the ER's membrane forming its own secretory membrane around it to keep it from being exposed to the cytoplasm. This secretory vesicle then travels to the Golgi apparatus. The vesicle's membrane then merges with the Golgi's membrane, letting the protein/enzyme be safe once again ...

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by kolean
Sat Aug 22, 2009 8:15 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Explain protein transport plz
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Views: 69

plasma membrane replentishing Question

... the cells would continually engage in exocytosis. Because the contents within the cell are being expelled, the membrane opens and fuses with the vesicle membrane. Therefore the cell is actually getting 'larger' and doesn't need more replacing. macrophage: these cells engage in phagocytosis, therefore ...

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by NewtoBiology
Wed Jul 22, 2009 10:07 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: plasma membrane replentishing Question
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Views: 126

How Bacteria and Viruses work.. in the Nervous system

... above: it basically tells us that we still have a whole bunch to learn about the cytoskeleton and how microtubule position is regulated, about vesicle targeting with clathrin coat proteins and about the transport pathways within the endomembrane system.

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by MrMistery
Sun Mar 15, 2009 11:01 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: How Bacteria and Viruses work.. in the Nervous system
Replies: 6
Views: 749

Important unknown nanotech within humans

... journals 4. .edu domain sites Other sites of questionable merit do not qualify. Additionally, citing a definition of colloids or a paper on vesicle formation but does not otherwise say anything about morgonell's disease is not a valid form of support. The connection should be solid, the ...

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by mith
Tue Feb 10, 2009 8:42 am
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Important unknown nanotech within humans
Replies: 28
Views: 6316
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