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Voluntary muscle

...iped appearance, which reflects the arrangement of contractile elements . strict aerobe ... Full article >... voluntary muscle . myosin A large protein of contractile tissue that forms the thick myofilaments of striated muscle . During contr action it combines wi...

Vacuole

...ed the tonoplast. Full article >>> contractile vacuole a hollow structure that alternately contracts and expands, as found in amebae, paramecia, and so forth Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology , 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby ... Full article >>> Vacuol...

Tubulin

...Found in cilia, flagella, centrosome s, and other contractile or motile structures. Full article >>> In most NFT-bearing neuron s, we observed a strong reduction in acetylated a- tubulin immunoreactivity (a marker of stable microtubules ) and a reduction of the in situ hybridization si...

Striated muscle

...in (' actin ') filaments can associate to generate contractile force. Full article >>> Striated muscle generally responsible for the voluntary movements of the body. sliding-filament model ... Full article >>> striated muscle Contractile tissue , in vertebrates consisting of ...

Striate

...in (' actin ') filaments can associate to generate contractile force. Full article >>> Striate d muscle generally responsible for the voluntary movements of the body. sliding-filament model ... Full article >>> striate d muscle Contractile tissue , in vertebrates consisting...

Sarcomere

...d. Full article >>> sarcomere The contractile unit of a myofibril. The repeating units, delimite... A functional and structural unit of the muscle contractile system. satellite DNA Highly repeated, nontranslated segment s of DNA whose function is not cle...

Sarcolemma

... muscle fiber and extends and contracts with the contractile material enclosed. Covered in Lab 15 Rat Muscular and Digestive Systems ... Full article >>>...

Pyrenoid

...t ed flagella, these small cells also possess a contractile vacuole and pyrenoid . Excess sugars are stored as starch surrounding the pyrenoid . Full article >>> Their function differ from the leukoplasts in plant s. Etioplast, amyloplast and chromoplast are plant -specific and do not oc...

Protozoa

...c solution and have a tendency to gain water. The contractile vacuole in freshwater protozoa ns removes water that enters the cell . Full article >>> The union of two bacteria l cells , during which chromosomal material is trans ferred from the donor to the recipient cell . Conjugation i...

Protist

...; dies = day) ... Full article >>> contractile vacuole An organelle that pumps excess water out of many freshwater protist cell s. Covered in Lab 6 Unicellular and Filamentous Organ ization (Euglena) ... Full article >>> Protist cell - kingdom containing organ isms...

Myosin

...le >>> myosin A large protein of contractile tissue that forms the thick myofilaments of striated muscle . During contr action it combines with actin to form acto myosin . Full article >>> Together myosin , actin , tropo myosin , and troponin make up over three-quarters o...

Myelin sheath

...e axons of many neuron s. myofibrils Striate d contractile microfilament s in skeletal muscle cells . PICTURE ... Full article >>> myelin sheath - insulating layer of specialized cell membrane wrapped around vertebrate axons; produced by the oligodendrocytes in the central nervous sys...

Myelin

...e axons of many neuron s. myofibrils Striate d contractile microfilament s in skeletal muscle cells . PICTURE ... Full article >>> myelin sheath - insulating layer of specialized cell membrane wrapped around vertebrate axons; produced by the oligodendrocytes in the central nervous s...

Muscularis

...nimal that consists of tissue made up of highly contractile cells serving to move parts of the body relative to each other. Covered in Lab 15 Rat Muscular and Digestive Systems ... Full article >>>...

Muscle contraction

...;>> They are composed predominantly of a contractile protein called actin , which is the most abundant cellular protein . Microfilament s' association with the protein myosin is responsible for muscle contraction . Full article >>> The establishment of electric potentials acro...

Muscle

...ll article >>> muscle -- Bundle of contractile cells which allow animals to move. Muscle s m...s called muscle fibers. muscle L. musculus = a contractile organ . Full article >>> smooth muscle A type of muscle lacking the striations...

Microtubules

...Found in cilia, flagella, centrosome s, and other contractile or motile structures. Full article >>> During mitosis , chromosome separation requires spindle fibers made of microtubules ; spindle inhibitors stop the synthesis of microtubules . Because most adult cells don't divide often, ...

Microfilament

... in diameter. They are composed predominantly of a contractile protein called actin , which is the most abunda...rom which microfilament s are composed; forms the contractile filaments of sarcomere s in muscle cells . Full article >>> Related Resources: Jo...

Intercalated disc

...#62;>> A type of muscle that forms the contractile wall of the heart ; its cells are joined by intercalated disc s that relay each heart beat. cardiac output The volume of blood pumped per minute by the left ventricle of the heart . Full article >>>...

Environment

...in (' actin ') filaments can associate to generate contractile force. Full article >>> This way, like others, is not unambiguous. For example, investigators may intentionally damage DNA to create mutation s using environment al agents, and replication errors can result from prior spontaneous...

Egg

...birds, reptiles; seeds) trans port ( hemoglobin ) contractile ( muscle ) ... Full article >>> merogones - egg fragments (in sea urchins) that can divide and develop, even if they have only a haploid nucleus . mesen chyme - mesoderm al cells in a developing embryo with the ability to mo...

Dynein

...rticle >>> dynein (dy-nin) A large contractile protein forming the sidearms of microtubule doublets in cilia and flagella. Full article >>> dynein - a microtubule-dependent motor protein ; cytoplasm ic dynein s work in organelle trans port and mitosis , whereas the close...

Cytokinesis

... plasma membrane constrict in a band called the contractile ring. Two cells will be produced as this process continues. Telophase ... Full article >>> cytokinesis : the process during mitosis in which the cytoplasm divides into two separate cells ; also called cytoplasm ic division ...

Contractile vacuole

.... C. V. Mosby ... Full article >>> contractile vacuole -- In many protist s, a specialized vac... osmotic balance. Full article >>> contractile vacuole An organelle that pumps excess water out of many freshwater protist cell s. Covered in ...

Cleavage

... plasma membrane constrict in a band called the contractile ring. Two cells will be produced as this process continues. Telophase ... Full article >>> restriction map - diagrammatic representation of a DNA molecule indicating the sites of cleavage by various restriction enzymes .....

Centrosome

...Found in cilia, flagella, centrosome s, and other contractile or motile structures. mitochondria l matrix The aqueous portion of a mitochondrion bounded by the inner mitochondrial membrane . Full article >>> A short cylindrical organelle , found in pairs arranged at right angles to each othe...

Cell vacuole

...al cell volume. Full article >>> contractile vacuole A clear fluid-filled cell vacuole in protozoa and a few lower metazoa ; takes up water and releases it to the outside in a cyclical manner, for osmoregulation and some excretion . Full article >>>...

Cardiac muscle

...le (kar-dee-ak) A type of muscle that forms the contractile wall of the heart ; its cells are joined by in...cardiac muscle A type of muscle that forms the contractile wall of the heart ; its cells are joined by intercalated disc s that relay each heart beat. Cov...

Band

... plasma membrane constrict in a band called the contractile ring. Two cells will be produced as this process continues. Telophase ... Full article >>> circular DNA in which either overwinding or underwinding of the duplex makes the circle twist. The conformation of a covalently closed-c...

Amoeba

... article >>> Amoeba makes us of a contractile vacuole to collect excretory waste, such as ammonia, from the intracellular fluid by both diffusion and active transport . Full article >>> Amoeba and Pelomyxa move by extensions of their cytoplasm known as pseudopod ia. Pseu...

Action

...;>> They are composed predominantly of a contractile protein called actin , which is the most abundant cellular protein . Microfilament s' association with the protein myosin is responsible for muscle contr action . Full article >>> Agglutination clumping of RBCs due to an ...

Actin

...er, forming microfilament s in muscle and other contractile elements in cells . Full article >>...rom which microfilament s are composed; forms the contractile filaments of sarcomere s in muscle cells . Full article >>> actin A protein i...