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Definitions for microsomal
mi·cro·so·mal
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Princeton's WordNet
microsomaladjective
of or relating to microsomes
Wiktionary
microsomaladjective
Of or pertaining to a microsome
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microsomal
In cell biology, microsomes are heterogeneous vesicle-like artifacts (~20-200 nm diameter) re-formed from pieces of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) when eukaryotic cells are broken-up in the laboratory; microsomes are not present in healthy, living cells.Rough (containing ribosomes) and smooth (without ribosomes) microsomes are made from the endoplasmic reticulum through cell disruption. These microsomes have an inside that is exactly the same as the endoplasmic reticulum lumen. Both forms of microsomes can be purified by a process known as equilibrium density centrifugation. Rough and smooth microsomes do differ in their proteins and rough microsomes have shown occurrence of translation and translocation at the same time besides certain exceptions from proteins in yeast.
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microsomal
Microsomal refers to the tiny structures within a cell that are involved in diverse biological processes, including protein synthesis and lipid metabolism. They are fragments of the endoplasmic reticulum and contain enzymes that carry out these processes. These are often isolated in scientific studies to examine specific cellular processes. The term "microsomal" comes from their microscopic size and the initial belief that they were small particles or bodies within cells.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of microsomal in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of microsomal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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