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... cell as a large oil droplet . This distends the cell and imposes upon it a spherical form . The nucleus is displaced to the periphery , and other metabolically active constituents of the cell are confined to a thin rim of cytoplasm ...
... cell as a large oil droplet . This distends the cell and imposes upon it a spherical form . The nucleus is displaced to the periphery , and other metabolically active constituents of the cell are confined to a thin rim of cytoplasm ...
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... cells of the body . The term phagocytosis means " cell eating . ” In biologic terms it defines the capability of certain cells within the body of engulfing particulate material . When a phagocytic cell comes in contact with some ...
... cells of the body . The term phagocytosis means " cell eating . ” In biologic terms it defines the capability of certain cells within the body of engulfing particulate material . When a phagocytic cell comes in contact with some ...
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... cells . Each outer hair cell is supported by a cell known as a phalangeal cell of Deiters , which holds the base of the hair cell in a cup - shaped depression . From each Deiters cell a projection extends upward to the stiff membrane ...
... cells . Each outer hair cell is supported by a cell known as a phalangeal cell of Deiters , which holds the base of the hair cell in a cup - shaped depression . From each Deiters cell a projection extends upward to the stiff membrane ...
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