You probably learned about organelles, those little “organs” inside cells that form ... they are similar in that every one is ...
How is all that accomplished so efficiently? The answer lies in a membrane structure called myelin. All information both to and from the body must be coordinated and transmitted simultaneously and ...
Proteins interacting with cell membranes play a vital role in countless biological processes, from how cells communicate to ...
Our skin and mucous membranes are protected by epithelial cells. This barrier tissue performs its function thanks to ...
Figure 5 shows a short section of the organ of Corti as it spirals in the cochlea. The organ of Corti is larger and the basilar membrane on which it sits is longer as it gets further away from the ...
Some specialised cells are shown here. A nerve cell is long and insulated with a fatty layer to carry electrical impulses around the body. A sperm cell has a tail so that it can swim to the egg.
After the channel surfaces are coated with tissue-specific extracellular matrix, cells can be independently seeded into each channel to form monolayers along both sides of the membrane. The Organ ...