vacuole
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The detachment of the protrusion from the cell membrane results in the formation of a vacuole within the neighboring cell.
From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2024
A vacuole is a structure reserved for storage and digestion within a cell.
From Science Daily • Dec. 1, 2023
Increasing the acidity inside the vacuole may decrease it outside the vacuole, causing enzymes there to work faster and wear out sooner, which may also help explain the higher death rate among these altered cells.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 18, 2023
Food captured in the oral groove enters a food vacuole, where it combines with digestive enzymes.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
The contractile vacuole may be single or multiple, usually in the posterior region of the body and dorsal in position.
From Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901 by Calkins, Gary N. (Gary Nathan)
Vocabulary lists containing vacuole
Cell Biology - Middle School
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Life Science: Cell Biology
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Cell Biology - High School
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