- desmosome
- noun Date: circa 1932 a specialized structure of the cell membrane especially of an epithelial cell that serves as a zone of adhesion to anchor contiguous cells together • desmosomal adjective
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Desmosome — desmosomes Cell adhesion … Wikipedia
desmosome — ● desmosome nom masculin Zone différenciée de la paroi cellulaire, à travers laquelle se font les échanges chimiques rapides entre cellules voisines. desmosome [desmozom] n. m. ÉTYM. V. 1960 (in Manuila); du grec desmos « lien », et suff. some. ❖ … Encyclopédie Universelle
desmosome — desmosome. См. десмосома. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
desmosome — [dez′mə sōm΄] n. Cytology a beltlike or buttonlike structure in or on the surface of a cell, that helps to hold adjacent cells together … English World dictionary
Desmosome — Schéma d un desmosome Un desmosome est une région où la membrane plasmique d une cellule adhère à la lame basale sous jacente ou à une cellule adjacente. La nature des filaments intermédiaires est variable (kératine dans les cellules épithéliales … Wikipédia en Français
desmosome — A site of adhesion between two epithelial cells, consisting of a dense attachment plaque separated from a similar structure in the other cell by a thin layer of extracellular material. SYN: bridge corpuscle, macula adherens. [desmo + G. soma … Medical dictionary
desmosome — n. an area of contact between two adjacent cells, occurring particularly in epithelia. The cell membranes at a desmosome are thickened and fine fibres (tonofibrils) extend from the desmosome into the cytoplasm … The new mediacal dictionary
desmosome — n. [Gr. desmos, bond; soma, body] 1. That portion of a cell membrane specialized for adhesion to a neighboring cell. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) An attachment area between epidermal and muscle cells; the muscle fibrils of the muscles attach on one… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
desmosome — (dè smo so m ) s. m. Terme de zoologie. Genre de coléoptères tétramères. Espèce unique : le desmosome longipède, du Brésil. ÉTYMOLOGIE Termes grecs signifiant lien et corps … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
desmosome — (= macula adherens junctions; spot desmosomes) Specialized cell junction characteristic of epithelia into which intermediate filaments (tonofilaments of cytokeratin) are inserted. The gap between plasma membranes is of the order of 25 30nm and… … Dictionary of molecular biology
