intracellular
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adjective
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Origin of intracellular
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One limitation of the study was that researchers could only observe intracellular signaling in brain tissue for a few hours at a time.
From Science Daily • May 25, 2026
What the team at Duke-NUS has now discovered is that the release of particulate mast cell granules, which contain these bioactive chemicals, is controlled by two members of an intracellular multiprotein complex called inflammasome.
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2024
Driven by the discovery of LXR-SCD1 intracellular machinery, Prof. Arimura and his team hypothesized the menthyl esters to possess anti-obesity properties.
From Science Daily • May 15, 2024
Membranes of cells are made of lipids and proteins, and they serve barrier functions for cells and intracellular organelles.
From Science Daily • May 3, 2024
However, the radiation causes what he called intracellular ionization, and that is the real damage.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
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