Terms Related to Cell

• Cell Nucleus

  Within a eukaryotic cell, a membrane-limited body which contains chromosomes and one or more nucleoli (CELL NUCLEOLUS). The nuclear membrane consists of a double unit-type ...

• Protoplasmic Streaming

  The movement of protoplasm within a cell. It serves as an internal transport system for moving essential substances throughout the cell, and in single-celled organisms, ...

• Cell Nuclei

  Within a eukaryotic cell, a membrane-limited body which contains chromosomes and one or more nucleoli (CELL NUCLEOLUS). The nuclear membrane consists of a double unit-type ...

• Eukaryotic Cell

  Cells of the higher organisms, containing a true nucleus bounded by a nuclear membrane.

• Whole Cell Recording

  An electrophysiologic technique for studying cells, cell membranes, and occasionally isolated organelles. All patch-clamp methods rely on a very high-resistance seal between a micropipette and ...

• Cell Culture

  A technique for maintenance or growth of animal cells in vitro. It refers to cultures derived from dispersed cells taken from the original tissue, from ...

• Cell Membrane

  The lipid- and protein-containing, selectively permeable membrane that surrounds the cytoplasm in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. In most types of microbial cell it is bordered ...