molecular signal

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meaningsofmolecularandsignal

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molecular
adjective
uk
/məˈlek.jə.lər/
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/məˈlek.jə.lɚ/
relating to molecules (= the simplest units of a ...
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signal
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsɪɡ.nəl/
us
/ˈsɪɡ.nəl/
an action, movement, or sound that gives information, a message, a warning, or ...
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This marker raises the possibility that a singlemolecularsignalmight modulate neurogenesis in a number of spatially separated cell groups.
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In this case, the density of themolecularsignal(or charge) at the points of coupling to the other cells will be greater than if the intercellular channels were dispersed.
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Emerging principles ofmolecularsignalprocessing by mitral/tufted cells in the olfactory bulb.
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What are the molecular signals that erroneously or abnormally pass through connexin channels to cause problems?
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These experiments indicate that there are probably no region-specific molecular signals available to guide thalamocortical projections.
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In this review, we discuss the molecular signals that contribute to this balance, and how an imbalance could lead to a disease state such as neonatal diabetes.
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From a molecular signaling point of view, one may imagine that plaques would facilitate the delivery of intercellular signaling molecules to specific sites on a cell's periphery.
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Moreover, the correlational data suggest a quantitative relationship between the strength of the peripheral molecular signals of sickness and the extent to which sickness behaviour manifests in the individual.
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Molecular signals involved in eye growth regulation have been the target of much recent research into experimental myopia because of the potential application of such knowledge to myopia control treatments.
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Animal cap assays were used to determine the molecular signals from the vegetal cap that are able to induce the animal cap to form mesoderm.
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This is because the molecular signals for gene expression are complex and variable, and because protein folding, stability and transport can be very challenging.
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Schwann cells and neurons exchange molecular signals that regulate survival and differentiation.
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Especially axial skeletal elements, such as the vertebrae, are derived from the paraxial mesoderm (e.g., somites), which is regulated by molecular signals from the notochord.
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Myxobacteria travel in "swarms" containing many cells kept together by intercellular molecular signals.
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At the molecular level, the basic questions addressed in molecular neuroscience include the mechanisms by which neurons express and respond to molecular signals and how axons form complex connectivity patterns.
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