Shaping immunity: The secrets behind the shape of neutrophils

Researchers at the Kennedy Institute have provided the most comprehensive overview to date of how the distinctive segmented ...
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New book reviews the features and functions of the cell nucleus

COLD SPRING HARBOR, N.Y. (Nov. 30, 2010) --The nucleus of a cell contains its DNA and is the site where DNA replication, transcription, and RNA processing take place. Within the nucleus, nuclear ...
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The Fine Structure of the Lateral Vestibular Nucleus in the Rat: I. Neurons and Neuroglial Cells

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The lateral vestibular nucleus consists of multipolar isodendritic neurons of various sizes The distal segments of some dendrites display ...
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Messenger RNA Biosynthesis and Nuclear Structure: RNA:protein particles are sites of messenger RNA processing in the cell nucleus

American Scientist (ISSN 0003-0996) is an illustrated bimonthly magazine about science and technology. Each issue is filled with feature articles written by prominent scientists and engineers, ...
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'New' ALS gene destabilizes neuron's structure and chokes off its nucleus

Scientists have uncovered how a newly discovered gene, NEK1, in which mutations have been linked to ALS cases, disrupts the function of the motor neuron and causes it to degenerate and die. The viral ...