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Nuclear Pore
Definition 1
An octagonal opening, about 70 nm across, where the inner and outer membranes of the nuclear envelope are continuous. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
An opening through the NUCLEAR ENVELOPE formed by the nuclear pore complex which transports nuclear proteins or RNA into or out of the CELL NUCLEUS and which, under some conditions, acts as an ion channel. (NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
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