subcellular

American  

[suhb-sel-yuh-ler] / sʌbˈsɛl yə lər /

adjective

Biology.

1. contained within a cell.

2. at a level of organization lower than the cellular.

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Etymology

Origin of subcellular

First recorded in 1945–50; sub- + cellular

Example Sentences

Luo also points out that time-resolved scattering measurements and high-resolution imaging, which can capture these processes in real time down to the subcellular level, are crucial for this work and for future studies.

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Luo also notes that time-resolved scattering measurement techniques and high-resolution imaging, which can depict such processes in real time and down to the subcellular level, are also important for this and subsequent studies.

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These dephosphorylation enzymes consist of a catalytic subunit responsible for dephosphorylation activity and a regulatory subunit controlling the enzyme's subcellular localization and enzyme activity.

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Soft X-rays are able to provide chemical information about samples and detailed images at the subcellular level, but their use has been limited due to the very specialized equipment required and, in biology, the damage they cause to living cells.

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But the scientists wanted to make sure that the CB5D protein from an ancient species, like liverwort, was expressed in the same subcellular structures as modern CB5D.

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