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The Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center Acinar cells. 1  Acinar cells are the exocrine (exo=outward) cells of the pancreas that produce and transport enzymes that are passed into the duodenum where they assist in the digestion of food.
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nerve cell any of the cells lining an acinus, especially applied to the zymogen-secreting cells of the pancreatic acini. adherent cell. one that adheres to the glass or plastic container in cell cultures, to form the monolayer.
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Growing Embryonic Stem Cells In The Lab The process of replating cells is repeated again and again for many months. Scientist call this process subculturing. Each cycle of subculturing is referred to as a passage. After a period of six months or more, the original 30 cells of one inner cell mass can produce millions of embryonic stem cells.
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Cellular differentiationupdate With a few exceptions, cellular differentiation almost never involves a change in the DNA sequence itself. Thus, different cells can have very different physical characteristics despite having the same genome. A cell that can differentiate into all cell types of the adult organism is known as pluripotent. Such cells are called embryonic stem cells in animals and meristematic cells in higher plants. A cell that can differentiate into all cell types, including the placental tissue, is known as totipotent.
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CELL Sertoli cell, Sertoli's cell-elongated cells found in the seminiferous tubules of the testis; apparently they nourish the spermatids. biological science, biology-the science that studies living organisms. plant cell-a cell that is a structural and functional unit of a plant.
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NK cell An epithelial cell that secretes a watery fluid containing proteins, glycoproteins, and often antibodies (IgA, IgG, and IgM). Serous cells and mucous cells are the two varieties of secretory cells found in exocrine glands.lara cell. A cuboidal epithelial cell found in the lining of the terminal and the respiratory bronchioles of the lungs. Clara cells are nonciliated, and they secrete surfactant, like the type II alveolar epithelial cells found deeper in the bronchial tree.
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Transitional Cell Cancer (Cancer of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter) The tube that connects the kidneys to the bladder is known as the ureter. Most healthy people have two kidneys and, therefor, two ureters. The top of each ureter is found in the middle of the kidney in an area known as the renal pelvis.Urine collects in the renal pelvis and is drained by the ureter into the bladder. The renal pelvis and the ureter are lined with specific types of cells called transitional cells.These cells are able to bend and stretch without breaking apart. When cancer develops in the renal pelvis or ureter, it begins in the transitional cells. This type of cancer is known as malignant neoplasm of the ureter.rine collects in the renal pelvis and is drained by the ureter into the bladder. The renal pelvis and the ureter are lined with specific types of cells called transitional cells. These cells are able to bend and stretch without breaking apart.
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- Tuft cells are a less familiar cell type, distinct from absorptive cells, which have a tuft of microvilli extending into the lumen.
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chromaffin cell The chromaffin cells of the adrenal medulla secrete two catecholamines, epinephrine and norepinephrine, which affect smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glands in the same way as sympathetic stimulation, by increasing and prolonging sympathetic effects.
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Seminiferous tubule The epithelium of the tubule consists of a type of sustentacular cells known as Sertoli cells, which are tall, columnar type cells that line the tubule. In between the Sertoli cells are spermatogenic cells, which differentiate through meiosis to sperm cells. Sertoli cells function to nourish the developing sperm cells. They secrete testis-determining factor, a binding protein which increases the concentration of testosterone inside the seminiferous tubules.
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What are consumer cells in Biology? A consumer cell is a cell that relies on other cells to provide it with the food it needs to survive. This is in opposition to a producer cell which produces its own food. Generally, animal cells are consumer cells awhile plant cells are consumer cells.
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Human Renal Cells (Normal & Diseased) Clonetics™ Human Renal Cells include cells isolated from various normal human kidney tissue specific to each cell type. Human Renal Proximal Tubule Cells (RPTEC) are isolated from the proximal tubule.Renal Epithelial Cells (HRE) are a mixture of epithelial cells from the cortex and glomerular.Renal Cortical Cells (HRCE) are a mixture of proximal tubule and distal tubule.Mesangial Cells (NHMC) are isolated from the renal glomerulus and modified SMC between capillaries.enal Epithelial Cells (HRE) are a mixture of epithelial cells from the cortex and glomerular. Renal Cortical Cells (HRCE) are a mixture of proximal tubule and distal tubule. Mesangial Cells (NHMC) are isolated from the renal glomerulus and modified SMC between capillaries.
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- Answer by Santosh Nair. Confidence votes 91. An active cell is a cell presently been selected by the user, which is highlighted with a black colored border. An active cell is a cell presently been selected by the user, which is highlighted with a black colored border.
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Sertoli cell Sertoli cell. A Sertoli cell (a kind of sustentacular cell) is a nurse cell of the testicles that is part of a seminiferous tubule and helps in the process of spermatogenesis; that is, the production of sperm. It is activated by follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) secreted by the adenohypophysis, and has FSH receptor on its membranes.
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- B. K cells (Figure 14). Killer (K) cells are not a morphologically distinct type of cell. Rather a K cell is any cell that mediates antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC). In ADCC antibody acts as a link to bring the K cell and the target cell together to allow killing to occur.
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Definitions &Translations As a result, over the years the characteristics of the cells used in different laboratories around the world have diverged significantly, which makes it difficult to compare results across labs. Caco-2 cells are most commonly used not as individual cells, but as a confluent monolayer on a cell culture insert filter.When cultured in this format, the cells differentiate to form a polarized epithelial cell monolayer that provides a physical and biochemical barrier to the passage of ions and small molecules.s a result, over the years the characteristics of the cells used in different laboratories around the world have diverged significantly, which makes it difficult to compare results across labs. Caco-2 cells are most commonly used not as individual cells, but as a confluent monolayer on a cell culture insert filter.
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Parathyroid chief cell Parathyroid chief cell. Parathyroid chief cells (also called parathyroid principal cells or simply parathyroid cells) are one of the two cell types of the parathyroid glands, along with oxyphil cells.[1] The chief cells are much more prevalent in the parathyroid gland than the oxyphil cells. It is perceived that oxyphil cells may be derived from chief cells at puberty, as they are not present at birth like chief cells. Chief cells appear as a dark purple in an H&E stain, with the oxyphil cells staining as a lighter pink.
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B cell In birds, B cells mature in the bursa of Fabricius (the “B” from B cells comes from the name of this organ). B cells, unlike the other 2 classes of lymphocytes, T cells and natural killer cells, express B cell receptors (BCRs) on their cell membrane. BCRs allow the B cell to bind a specific antigen, against which it will initiate an antibody response.
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- Hypertension has been variously categorized as primary, secondary, pre-hypertension, stage 1 and 2 hypertension, and grades 1, 2, and 3 hypertension. One of the challenges for clinicians is to have a clear understanding of the definitions, pathophysiology, and management of hypertension.
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Sertoli cell [edit on Wikidata] A Sertoli cell (a kind of sustentacular cell) is a nurse cell of the testicles that is part of a seminiferous tubule and helps in the process of spermatogenesis; that is, the production of sperm.
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Collecting duct system Each component of the collecting duct system contains two cell types, intercalated cells and a segment-specific cell type: 1  For the tubules, this specific cell type is the connecting tubule cell.  For the collecting ducts, it is the principal cell.
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AGC A microfold cell, which is a cell in the gastrointestinal epithelium covering patches of lymphoid tissue. M cells transport antigens from the intestinal lumen to the underlying lymphoid tissues for recognition and processing.he type of epithelial cell that lines blood vessels and lymph vessels; these cells are usually squamous (flattened) and form sheets one layer thick. Endothelial cells are derived from mesenchyme cells of the embryo.
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Chief cell Cell types The gastric chief cell (also known as a zymogenic cell or peptic cell) is a cell in the stomach that releases pepsinogen and chymosin . Pepsinogen is activated into the digestive enzyme pepsin when it comes in contact with acid produced by gastric parietal cells . This type of cell also secretes gastric lipase enzymes, which help digest triglycerides into free fatty acids and di- and mono-glycerides.
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Seminiferous tubule The epithelium of the tubule consists of a type of sustentacular cells known as Sertoli cells, which are tall, columnar type cells that line the tubule. In between the Sertoli cells are spermatogenic cells, which differentiate through meiosis to sperm cells.Sertoli cells function to nourish the developing sperm cells. They secrete testis-determining factor, a binding protein which increases the concentration of testosterone inside the seminiferous tubules.he epithelium of the tubule consists of a type of sustentacular cells known as Sertoli cells, which are tall, columnar type cells that line the tubule. In between the Sertoli cells are spermatogenic cells, which differentiate through meiosis to sperm cells. Sertoli cells function to nourish the developing sperm cells.
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- Clara cell. A cuboidal epithelial cell found in the lining of the terminal and the respiratory bronchioles of the lungs. Clara cells are nonciliated, and they secrete surfactant, like the type II alveolar epithelial cells found deeper in the bronchial tree.lara cell. A cuboidal epithelial cell found in the lining of the terminal and the respiratory bronchioles of the lungs. Clara cells are nonciliated, and they secrete surfactant, like the type II alveolar epithelial cells found deeper in the bronchial tree.
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- ACVS. Stem cells are undifferentiated cells that have the ability to re plicate and differentiate into a diverse range of cell types. These cell types include tendon, ligament, cartilage, muscle and bone. There are two basic types of stem cells, hematopoetic and mesenchymal.