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APICAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Situated at an apex
Classified under:
Similar:
top (situated at the top or highest position)
Derivation:
apex (the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars)
apex (the highest point (of something))
Context examples:
A finger-like projection of the plasma membrane found in epithelial cells that increases the surface area of the apical domain of the epithelium.
(Microvillus, NCI Thesaurus)
Gremlin relays an SHH signal from the polarizing region to the apical ectodermal ridge.
(Oncogene HST, NCI Thesaurus)
A rare congenital heart malformation characterized by apical displacement of the opening of the tricuspid valve.
(Ebstein Anomaly, NCI Thesaurus)
The superior portion of the heart located opposite to the apical portion.
(Base of the Heart, NCI Thesaurus)
The receptor is sorted into transcytotic vesicles which are exocytosed at the apical surface.
(Basolateral Sorting Signal, NCI Thesaurus)
Excision of the apical portion of a tooth root through an opening made in the overlying labial, buccal, lingual, or palatal alveolar bone.
(Apicoectomy, NCI Thesaurus)
Creation of a visual window of the apex of the root that includes retrofilling the apical portion of the root canal.
(Apical Endodontic Surgery, NCI Thesaurus)
Phosphorylated Nedd4-2 dissociates from ENAC, increasing its apical membrane abundance.
(Aldosterone-Regulated Sodium Reabsorption Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)
The portion of the dental pulp cavity in the root of a tooth, extending from the pulp chamber to the apical foramen.
(Canalis Radicis Dentis, NCI Thesaurus)
In the resting state, CFTR, b2AR, and EBP50 exist as a macromolecular complex on the apical surface of epithelial cells.
(CFTR Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
