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vacuole

[vak-yoo-ohl] / ˈvæk yuˌoʊl /


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The detachment of the protrusion from the cell membrane results in the formation of a vacuole within the neighboring cell.

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2024

A vacuole is a structure reserved for storage and digestion within a cell.

From Science Daily • Dec. 1, 2023

Increasing the acidity inside the vacuole may decrease it outside the vacuole, causing enzymes there to work faster and wear out sooner, which may also help explain the higher death rate among these altered cells.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 18, 2023

The central vacuole also functions to store proteins in developing seed cells.

From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013

The zoospores are oval or semi-oval, and in P. infestans the two cilia spring from the same point on the inferior border of the vacuole.

From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt)




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