leading lamella
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Cap formation — When molecules on the surface of a cell are crosslinked, they are moved to one end of the cell to form a “cap”. This phenomenon, the process of which is called cap formation, was discovered in 1971 on lymphocytescite journal | author=Taylor, RB,… … Wikipedia
microspikes — Projections from the leading edge of some cells, particularly, but not exclusively, nerve growth cones. They are usually about 100nm diameter, 5 10 m m long, and are supported by loosely bundled microfilaments. They are referred to by some… … Dictionary of molecular biology
Migración celular — La migración celular es un proceso importante en el desarrollo y el mantenimiento de los organismos pluricelulares. La formación de tejido durante el desarrollo embrionario, la cicatrización y la respuesta inmune requieren de movimientos… … Wikipedia Español
filopodium — (= filopodia (plural) ) A thin protrusion from a cell, usually supported by microfilaments; may be functionally the linear equivalent of the leading lamella … Dictionary of molecular biology
overlapping — In cell locomotion, the situation in which the leading lamella of one cell moves actively over the dorsal surface of another cell should be distinguished from underlapping … Dictionary of molecular biology
resorufin — Pink fluorescent dye; a caged form of resorufin (non fluorescent unless activated released by irradiation with UV) coupled to G actin and microinjected has been used as a marker for microfilaments in the leading lamella of moving cells … Dictionary of molecular biology
Rack railway — track using the Lamella system rack … Wikipedia
RAF Usworth — was a Royal Air Force station near Sunderland which closed in 1958, becoming Sunderland Airport. The site has since been redeveloped as a factory for Nissan cars following the closure of the airport in 1984. Early History The airfield that… … Wikipedia
photosynthesis — photosynthetic /foh teuh sin thet ik/, adj. photosynthetically, adv. /foh teuh sin theuh sis/, n. Biol., Biochem. (esp. in plants) the synthesis of complex organic materials, esp. carbohydrates, from carbon dioxide, water, and inorganic salts,… … Universalium
cell — cell1 cell like, adj. /sel/, n. 1. a small room, as in a convent or prison. 2. any of various small compartments or bounded areas forming part of a whole. 3. a small group acting as a unit within a larger organization: a local cell of the… … Universalium
