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vacuole

[vak-yoo-ohl] / ˈvæk yuˌoʊl /


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The pathogen inside this vacuole then breaks free by utilizing its T6SS to disrupt the surrounding cell membrane.

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

The central vacuole also functions to store proteins in developing seed cells.

From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013

The contractile vacuole is close to the base of the flagella.

From Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901 by Calkins, Gary N. (Gary Nathan)




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