Autophagy literally means «self - eating,» and refers to a sophisticated system in which cellular waste is specifically detected,
surrounded by membranes, and removed.
All mammalian cells are
surrounded by a membrane covered in polyvalent choline phosphate, or PC - groups, that repel aqueous particles, protecting the cell from the environment.
Photosystem II is found in the thylakoid, a compartment in chloroplasts and cyanobacteria
surrounded by a membrane.
Living cells are
surrounded by a membrane that tightly regulates what gets in and out of the cell.
Remarkably, other organelles, like for example the nucleolus, are not
surrounded by membranes.
Also, all nerves are
surrounded by a membrane that is high in fat.
All the cells in the body are
surrounded by membranes.
Not exact matches
Animal cells within the meat are
surrounded by a thin
membrane that is easily dissolved
by digestive juices, however, when cooked quickly and at high temperatures, this
membrane will toughen, slowing digestion and impairing nutrient uptake.
The baby is
surrounded by amniotic fluid, which contains shock - absorbing properties, as well as
by durable
membranes and the muscle and bones of our uterus and abdominal cavity.
Reptiles (also called «herps») are tetrapods and amniotes, animals whose embryos are
surrounded by an amniotic
membrane.
Both organelles are
surrounded by a double celled composite
membrane with an intermembrane space; both have their own DNA and are involved in energy metabolism; and both have reticulations, or many infoldings, filling their inner spaces.
A few microscopic techniques can focus light deep into the intact brains of dead animals to study its structure without damaging the axons, but much of this light is scattered away
by the fatty lipid
membranes that
surround individual cells, making the technique less than perfect.
Further animal studies
by Kipnis and others show that learning new tasks triggers a mild stress response within the brain, which prompts CD4 cells to rally to the meninges, the
membranes that
surround the brain.
Inside the reactor, the cell - and - chemical mixture is
surrounded on three sides
by polycarbonate; on the fourth side is a flexible and gas - permeable silicone rubber
membrane.
Each human cell is
surrounded by a lipid
membrane, a molecular barrier that serves to contain the cellular machinery and protect it from the
surrounding elements.
Because of the lack of structural data for
membrane proteins both in the presence and absence of anesthetics, it remains unclear whether anesthetics exert their primary effects
by direct interaction with these proteins, or indirectly via interaction with the lipids
surrounding them.
Images taken with an electron microscope confirmed that not only was its DNA separate from the rest of the cell, it was enclosed
by a double
membrane — just like the
membrane envelope
surrounding the nucleus of complex cells.
A further 228 cases of CJD were caused
by transplantation of prion - contaminated dura mater — the
membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord — prepared from cadavers around the world.
Exosomes are
surrounded by bits of cell
membrane and filled with proteins and different types of the genetic material RNA.
On Earth, cells are packets of mostly water
surrounded by thin
membranes made of lipids.
Secondary plastids are
surrounded by three (in euglenophytes and some dinoflagellates) or four
membranes (in haptophytes, heterokonts, cryptophytes, and chlorarachniophytes).
They are
surrounded by two
membranes (each a phospholipid bi-layer), the inner of which is folded into invaginations called cristae, where aerobic respiration takes place.
The nucleus is
surrounded by a double
membrane (commonly referred to as a nuclear envelope), with pores that allow material to move in and out.
Skin cells are
surrounded by a fatty
membrane that protects them.
Bacteria are
surrounded by fatty cell
membranes which are a little bit slippery.
Body cells are
surrounded by an envelope, the cell
membrane, that is made up of fats.
Bacteria consist of a single cell
surrounded by a protective
membrane made up of fat.
Every single cell in our body is
surrounded by a lipid
membrane made of cholesterol, fatty acids, and protein transport channels.
In principle, however, one could do it
by surrounding the expanding gas cloud with a massless elastic
membrane, or an elastic
membrane accelerated to match velocities when the gas reaches it, or
by an array of rocket nozzles pointed into the flow to catch the gas, or
by surrounding it with a massive perforated sphere with a gravitational escape velocity higher than the gas velocity, or
by running it into a medium of suitably graduated density, etc...
From his
membrane around a volume / mass below TOA, quite appropriate to observe that neither convection nor conduction can ultimately cool planet Earth
surrounded by space.
Mesothelioma is a type of cancer, caused
by asbestos exposure, which develops in the
membrane which
surrounds your internal organs.