stellate
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Origin of stellate
First recorded in 1490–1500; from Latin stellātus “starry,” equivalent to stell(a) star + -ātus -ate 1
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One of the study's most important findings involved pancreatic and stellate cells that produce large amounts of periostin.
From Science Daily • Jan. 30, 2026
Researchers found that a protein called periostin, along with stellate cells in the pancreas, plays a crucial role in helping cancer cells invade nearby nerves.
From Science Daily • Jan. 30, 2026
A study published in Targetome on December 15, 2025 by Hong Wang's & Haiping Hao's team, China Pharmaceutical University, reports that a fixed-dose combination of silybin and carvedilol can strongly suppress hepatic stellate cell activation.
From Science Daily • Jan. 6, 2026
In its first iteration, Maris’ stellate insignia consisted of silver plastic stars from Party City, placed like tears to match the somber music she made at the time.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025
Then, a bell sounds, and acrasin is released by special cells toward which the others converge in stellate ranks, touch, fuse together, and construct the slug, solid as a trout.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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