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membranous

[mem-bruh-nuhs] / ˈmɛm brə nəs /




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ZIP7 is also the only zinc transporter found in the endoplasmic reticulum, a membranous structure where a cell makes proteins destined for the outer membrane of the cell or for secretion out of the cell.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 30, 2024

It then must move to another membranous network in the cell called the endoplasmic reticulum.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2023

These ailments include myocarditis, neuromyelitis optica, primary membranous nephropathy and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 8, 2021

“Every membranous violet smear on the gritty toilet paper was proof to me that I existed. … All day I flitted from bodily need to bodily need.”

From New York Times ● Sep. 7, 2018

Between the echoing blasts of fireworks, I discerned a flapping sound like the unfurling of membranous wings.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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