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Specific granule — Specific granules are a secretory vesicles found exclusively in cells of the immune system called granulocytes. They are also known as secondary granules . It is sometimes described as applying specifically to neutrophils,cite web… … Wikipedia
specific atrial granules — membrane bound spherical granules with a dense homogeneous interior that are concentrated in the core of sarcoplasm of the atrial cardiac muscle, extending in either direction from the poles of the nucleus, usually near the Golgi complex; they… … Medical dictionary
azurophil granules — Primary lysosomal granules found in neutrophil granulocytes; contain a wide range of hydrolytic enzymes. Sometimes referred to as primary granules to distinguish them from the secondary or specific granules … Dictionary of molecular biology
atrial granules — specific atrial g s … Medical dictionary
granule — 1. A grainlike particle; a granulation; a minute discrete mass. 2. A very small pill, usually gelatin or sugar coated, containing a drug to be given in a small dose. 3. A colony of the bacterium or … Medical dictionary
Degranulation — The degranulation process in a Mast cell. 1 = antigen; 2 = IgE; 3 = FcεRI; 4 = preformed mediators (histamine, proteases, chemokines, heparin); 5 = granules; 6 Mast cell; 7 newly formed mediators (prostaglandins, leukotrienes, t … Wikipedia
Neutrophil granulocyte — Neutrophil redirects here. For organisms that grow in neutral pH environments, see neutrophile. Neutrophil granulocyte A neutrophil, stained with Wright s stain. This cell is approximately 12 µm in diameter … Wikipedia
CRISP3 — Cysteine rich secretory protein 3, also known as CRISP3, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: CRISP3 cysteine rich secretory protein 3| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView TermToSearch=10321|… … Wikipedia
Granule (cell biology) — In cell biology, a granule can be any structure barely visible by light microscopy. The term is most often used to describe a secretory vesicle.LeukocytesA group of leukocytes called granulocytes contain granules and play an important role in the … Wikipedia
Dense granule — Latin granulum delta Code TH H2.00.04.1.03006 Dense granules (also known as dense bodies or delta granules) are specialized secretory organelles … Wikipedia
