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CELLULAR
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Characterized by or divided into or containing cells or compartments (the smallest organizational or structural unit of an organism or organization)
Example:
any effective opposition to a totalitarian regime must be secretive and cellular
Classified under:
Similar:
cancellate; cancellated; cancellous (having an open or latticed or porous structure)
alveolate; cavitied; faveolate; honeycombed; pitted (pitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb))
cell-like (resembling a cell)
lymphoblast-like (resembling a lymphoblast)
multicellular (consisting of many cells)
Domain category:
being; organism (a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently)
Antonym:
noncellular (not made up of or divided into cells)
Derivation:
cell ((biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals)
cell (any small compartment)
cell (a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement)
cellularity (the state of having cells)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Relating to cells
Example:
cellular physiology
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Domain category:
biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)
Pertainym:
cell ((biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals)
Derivation:
cell ((biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals)
cell (a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction)
cell (a room where a prisoner is kept)
cell (small room in which a monk or nun lives)
cell (any small compartment)
cell (a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement)
Context examples:
This gene is involved in the maintenance of the cytoskeleton and in cellular motility.
(ACTG2 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
AMPK regulates several cellular systems including the cellular uptake of glucose, the beta-oxidation of fatty acids, protein synthesis, and the biogenesis of glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4) and mitochondria.
(Acadesine, NCI Thesaurus)
The immunological defects associated with mutation of the WASP gene, the Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome for which WASP was named, indicates the importance of this system for normal cellular function.
(Actin Branching Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
These proteins direct a complex network of protein filaments that provide stability to the cellular infrastructure by supporting the dynamic motility of microfilaments, thereby enabling intracellular translocation and organelle transport.
(Actin-Binding Protein, NCI Thesaurus)
These findings may help researchers determine if humans with certain DNA sequences are more or less susceptible to DNA damage caused by ultraviolet radiation (UVR) or respond to cellular stress differently.
(New regions of the human genome linked to skin color variation in some African populations, National Institutes of Health)
An acute myeloid leukemia in which the monoblasts represent 80% or more of the total cellular population. (WHO, 2001) — 2003
(Acute Monoblastic Leukemia, NCI Thesaurus)
A3AR, a G protein-coupled receptor, is highly expressed on the cell surfaces of various solid tumor cell types, including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells, and plays an important role in cellular proliferation.
(Adenosine A3 Receptor Agonist CF102, NCI Thesaurus)
This class of proteins resides in cellular or intracellular membranes.
(Membrane Protein, NCI Thesaurus)
Although the exact mechanism through which this agent induces apoptosis is unknown, it may involve antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) or complement-mediated cytotoxicity (CMC).
(Milatuzumab, NCI Thesaurus)
This leads to a decrease in the production of glycosphingolipid, which has important roles in various cellular processes.
(Miglustat, NCI Thesaurus)
