membrane
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In those settings, the beading can accompany damage to the cell membrane and the internal framework that helps maintain the axon's structure.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
As the membrane bends more strongly, electrical charge polarization builds up around those grain boundaries.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
To test whether diamond could behave differently under extreme mechanical conditions, the HKU team used a recently developed edge exfoliation method to produce an ultrathin, flexible polycrystalline diamond membrane.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
At this point the tumour was close but hidden behind layers of bone and tough membrane.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
These clumps grew so large, particularly in the absence of oxygen, that they tugged the membrane of the red cell until the normal disk was warped into a crescent-shaped, dysmorphic “sickle cell.”
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
In the future, piezoelectric diamond membranes could potentially be used in implantable medical devices as self-generating power sources or as sensors that detect bending and deformation.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
Meningitis is an infection and swelling of the fluid and membranes around the brain and spinal cord, according to the Mayo Clinic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Tissue resident natural killer cells are found in locations including the skin, mucous membranes, lungs and liver.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
Over the following weeks, the team tracked how effectively the membranes supported new bone growth across the damaged regions.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
He heard the eyases chittering, saw Frightful sitting erect on her stub, and let his nictitating membranes slip across each eye.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
Vocabulary lists containing membrane
Life Science: Cell Biology
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Florida EOC Biology 1
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STAAR Biology: Cell Structure and Function
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