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vesicle

1. Pathol
a. any small sac or cavity, esp one containing serous fluid
b. a blister
2. Geology a rounded cavity within a rock formed during solidification by expansion of the gases present in the magma
3. Botany a small bladder-like cavity occurring in certain seaweeds and aquatic plants
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vesicle

[′ves·ə·kəl]
(biology)
A small, thin-walled bladderlike cavity, usually filled with fluid.
(geology)
A cavity in lava formed by entrapment of a gas bubble during solidification. Also known as air sac; bladder; saccus; vacuole; wing.
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In addition, proteins that can regulate SNARE function may engage in spatial regulation of vesicle exocytosis.
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(2006) Fast vesicle reloading and a large pool sustain high bandwidth transmission at a central synapse.
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The bilayer in niosomes is prepared for a nonionic surfactant with its hydrophilic ends exposed on the outside and inside of the vesicle, while the hydrophobic chains express each other within the bilayer.
Niosome: A Promising Nanocarrier for Natural Drug Delivery through Blood-Brain Barrier
Extracellular vesicles are like tiny packages that get pinched off from the cell surface and float outside of the cell.
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An SFT derived from the seminal vesicle has not been reported, and a description of the typical clinical features is lacking.
Images--A case of total laparoscopic resection of a giant solitary fibrous tumour of the seminal vesicle: A rare tumour that causes frequent micturition and abdominal pain
They say the human iPSCs they studied produced much more of the packets, formally known as extracellular vesicles, than other kinds of adult stem cells commonly used for this purpose in research.
Stem Cells Make More "Cargo" Packets To Carry Cellular Aging Therapies
On MRI, seminal vesicle cysts are in a characteristic periprostatic and paramedian location, with bright signal on T2-weighted images, variable signal intensity on T1-weighted images, depending on the amount of protein or blood content, and no contrast enhancement.
Zinner's Syndrome: Case Report of a Rare Maldevelopment in the Male Genitourinary Tract/Zinner Sendromu: Erkek Urogenital Sistemde Nadir Gorulen Bir Gelisim Bozuklugu Olgusu
Contrast-enhanced T1WI showed mild-to-medium inhomogeneous enhancement on the solid portion, which was connected to the right seminal vesicle. Diffusion-weighted imaging showed low-signal intensity (diffusivity) on solid portion and hyperintensity on cystic portion.
A Case of Primary Seminal Vesicle Cystadenoma
The testis, epididymis plus vas deferens, and seminal vesicle plus prostate gland from control and MTX-induced animals were dissected.
Methotrexate Changes the Testicular Tyrosine Phosphorylated Protein Expression and Seminal Vesicle Epithelia of Adult Rats/ El Metotrexato Cambia la Expresion de la Proteina Testicular-Tirosina Fosforilada y el Epitelio Vesicular seminal en Ratas Adultas

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