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vesicle

[ves-i-kuhl] / ˈvɛs ɪ kəl /


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The cell then pulls this vesicle inward, where the coat dissolves and releases the virus.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2025

Specifically, those that involve dysfunction in synaptic vesicle recycling and neurotransmission, says Kravčenko.

From Science Daily • Dec. 3, 2024

Similarly, when they blocked synaptic vesicle production by hair follicle cells, they were no longer able to signal to the sensory nerves.

From Science Daily • Oct. 27, 2023

The vesicle fuses with a lysosome, and proteins inside the lysosome digest the food particle.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

A vesicle of the skin, containing watery matter or serum, whether occasioned by a burn or other injury, or by a vesicatory; a collection of serous fluid causing a bladderlike elevation of the cuticle.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah




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