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CHANNELS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Official routes of communication
Example:
you have to go through channels
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("channels" is a kind of...):
transmission (communication by means of transmitted signals)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (third person singular) of the verb channel
Context examples:
A malignant smooth muscle neoplasm characterized by the presence of atypical spindle cells and formation of vascular channels.
(Angiomyosarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)
The malignant cells that line the vascular channels are spindle or epithelioid and often display hyperchromatic nuclei.
(Angiosarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A benign vascular proliferation characterized by the presence of prominent endothelial cells and the formation of vascular channels.
(Benign Hemangioendothelioma, NCI Thesaurus)
"Surely," said I, as we discussed the situation, "the rain must find its way down somehow. There are bound to be water-channels in the rocks."
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
A common hemangioma characterized by the presence of capillary-sized vascular channels without prominent epithelioid endothelial cells.
(Capillary Hemangioma, NCI Thesaurus)
Carboxyamidotriazole binds to and inhibits non-voltage-operated calcium channels, blocking both Ca2+ influx into cells and Ca2+ release from intracellular stores, resulting in the disruption of calcium channel-mediated signal transduction.
(Carboxyamidotriazole Orotate, NCI Thesaurus)
Natural or synthetic compounds inhibiting acetylcholine neurotransmitter action at nicotinic receptors, which are ionotropic receptors that form ligand-gated ion channels in cells' plasma membranes.
(Nicotinic Antagonist, NCI Thesaurus)
Natural or synthetic compounds mimicking acetylcholine neurotransmitter action at nicotinic receptors, which are ionotropic receptors that form ligand-gated ion channels in plasma membranes.
(Nicotinic Agonist, NCI Thesaurus)
The receptors for neurotransmitters include G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) and ligand-gated ion channels.
(Neurotransmitter Biosynthesis Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
Furthermore, agonist receptors activate calcium channels of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) via phospholipase C and inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate.
(Nitric Oxide Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
