lumen

Vesicle

... and empty their protein content into the Golgi lumen . Full article >>> An organ ism whose cells possess a nucleus and other membrane-bound vesicle s, including all members of the protist , fungi , plant and animal kingdom s; and excluding virus es, bacteria , and blue-gr...

Transport vesicle

... and empty their protein content into the Golgi lumen . Full article >>> Portions of the ER are pinched off, forming transport vesicle s. These carry their load of proteins to the Golgi apparatus . The membrane of the transport vesicle fuses with the membrane of the Golgi apparatus...

Thylakoids

...Thylakoids The thylakoid membranes enclose a lumen : a system of vesicle s (that may all be interconnected). At various places within the chloroplast these are stacked in arrays called grana (resembling a stack of coins). Full article >>> Thylakoids are membranous disk-like str...

Thylakoid

...hylakoid s The thylakoid membranes enclose a lumen : a system of vesicle s (that may all be interconnected). At various places within the chloroplast these are stacked in arrays called grana (resembling a stack of coins). Full article >>> Thylakoid s are membranous disk-like s...

Rough ER

...cell (example: hormones ). Proteins enter the lumen (interior) of the endoplasmic reticulum while being synthesized. Full article >>> Rough endoplasmic reticulum ( Rough ER ) is so-named because of its rough appearance due to the numerous ribosomes that occur along the ER. Full ...

Peristalsis

...tive tract (in which it controls the caliber of a lumen and peristalsis ). Full article >>>...

Order

...alled microvilli, that extend into the intestinal lumen buccal cavity Mouth cavity. Covered in Lab 16 Rat Respiratory and Circulatory System s ... Full article >>> Gene : An order ed sequence of nucleotide s which act as the functional subunit of hereditary information. The col...

Mucosa

Mucosa The mucosa is the layer facing the lumen and is in contact with the food (or bolus). The muscosa is therefore an important layer since it is responsible for absorption and secretion in order to digest the food. The mucosa can be divided into: ... Full article >>> muco...

Lysosome

...typically most active at the acid pH found in the lumen of lysosome s ... Full article >>>...typically most active at the acid pH found in the lumen of lysosome s . Back to PAE Glossary ... Full article >>> On Lysosome : (Fleming ...

Lysosomes

...typically most active at the acid pH found in the lumen of lysosomes ... Full article >>> ...typically most active at the acid pH found in the lumen of lysosomes . Back to PAE Glossary ... Full article >>> organelle -- n. A membra...

Lumen

...niferous tubule). Full article >>> lumen [L. light] The cavity of a tubular structure, suc...r a blood vessel. Full article >>> lumen The cavity of a tube or organ . lung An organ of the respiratory system in which gas exchange ...

Liver

...t of the liver and associated glands and ducts. lumen A term used when referring to the cavity or passageway within a tubular structure (ex. the interior space of a seminiferous tubule). M ... Full article >>> liver worts Belong to the class Bryophyta and are found in damp and wet c...

Limb

...ney ; functions in water and salt re absorption . lumen [L. light] ... Full article >>> During the second month most of the major organ systems form, limb buds develop. The embryo becomes a fetus by the seventh week. Full article >>> A common progressive neurological...

Hydrolytic enzyme

...typically most active at the acid pH found in the lumen of lysosomes . Back to PAE Glossary ... Full article >>>...

Hairpin

...ney ; functions in water and salt re absorption . lumen [L. light] ... Full article >>> The hairpin structures created by the RAG proteins are opened by single endonucleolytic events (responsible enzyme unknown) adjacent to the hairpin end. Full article >>> Synthesiz...

Coelom

... coelom to the exterior. coelozoic Living in the lumen of a hollow organ , such as the intestine . Full article >>> Initially, between 1879-1883, they performed embryo logical studies, especially on the theory of the coelom (1881).These problems were based on the phylogenetic theor...

Brush border

...alled microvilli, that extend into the intestinal lumen buccal cavity Mouth cavity. Covered in Lab 16 Rat Respiratory and Circulatory System s ... Full article >>> These complexes are abundant at the brush border membranes of kidney proximal tubule cells and epithelial cell...

Bronchi

...cells of the bronchi to contract narrowing the lumen of the bronchi . This is the early phase. attract an accumulation of inflammatory cells — especially eosinophils — and the production of mucus. Full article >>> These include yeast infections of the esophagus , bro...