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Touch cell

touch cell --> tactile cell

One of the epithelioid cell's of a corpusculum tactus.

Synonym: touch cell.


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Explain protein transport plz

... it into proteins/enzymes. If the protein is bound for the outside (extracellular) or even if it can not touch the cell's own cytoplasm, then the protein will be made and placed inside the ER. Inside ...

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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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Re: How to be "good at the bench"

... For example, if you are looking at the effect of factor X on cells 0, 15, 30 & 45 minutes, then every time point should have a control. ... reaction 15. Working with RNA: Avoid using tubes and bottles that will touch RNA , and keep RNA buffers separate from other buffers, so that they ...

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by jangajarn
Sat May 23, 2009 7:15 pm
 
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Topic: How to be "good at the bench"
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Re: Vagus Nerve

... foramen. Within the foramen is the superior ganglion, containing cell bodies of general somatic afferent fibres, and just external to the... ... and vagus nerve function, the physician tests for the presence of touch sensation on the soft palate and the back of the throat (the latter ...

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by sanjidcapa
Tue May 05, 2009 9:15 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Vagus Nerve
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Cell Structures

... though I suppose it can contribute to size limitation. Usually cells will grow until they touch another cell or group of cells, and then they stop growing. This is called contact inhibition ...

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by blcr11
Fri Sep 12, 2008 12:12 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Cell Structures
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Receptor

... stimulation is a general feature of sensory systems. For instance, the touch receptor cells in the skin adapt to the stimulation of our clothes, a fortunate thing, or we would be ...

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by dipjyoti
Sat Feb 17, 2007 3:20 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Receptor
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