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  • Pertaining to cytoplasm.

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  • adjective cytology Of or pertaining to cytoplasm.

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  • adjective of or relating to cytoplasm

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Examples

  • "T-cell mitogens cause early changes in cytoplasmic free Ca2+ and membrane potential in lymphocytes," Nature 295, 68 – 71 (1982).

    Roger Y. Tsien - Autobiography 2009

  • But a new procedure called cytoplasmic transfer may soon help women whose eggs are, according to a microscopic examination, chromosomally or structurally fragile and therefore may fail to implant or grow.

    The Infertility Challenge 2008

  • FIRFER: That option was with Dr. Michael Fakih, a fertility expert who was willing to try an experimental treatment called cytoplasmic transfer, using Sharon's own eggs.

    CNN Transcript Mar 13, 2004 2004

  • FIRFER: That option was with Dr. Michael Fikah a fertility expert who was willing to try an experimental treatment called cytoplasmic transfer using Sharon's own eggs.

    CNN Transcript Mar 14, 2004 2004

  • COHEN: Well, Paula, about 30 children were conceived using this controversial procedure called cytoplasmic transfer.

    CNN Transcript May 9, 2002 2002

  • All cells extend themselves to (and include) an enclosing boundary that consists of a lipid-protein molecular membrane known as the cytoplasmic membrane, which structurally separates the interior of the cell from the external environment while allowing certain exchanges of energy and matter.

    Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2010

  • All cells extend themselves to (and include) an enclosing boundary that consists of a lipid-protein molecular membrane known as the cytoplasmic membrane, which structurally separates the interior of the cell from the external environment while allowing certain exchanges of energy and matter.

    Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009

  • Scientists at King's College London, and the University of Newcastle will inject human DNA into empty eggs from cows to create embryos known as cytoplasmic hybrids, which are 99.9 per cent human in genetic terms.

    GetReligion 2009

  • In many cancers, p53 is rendered inactive by a process called cytoplasmic sequestration.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2008

  • The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) gave the go-ahead to controversial plans to create "cytoplasmic" embryos, which merge a tiny bit of human DNA with eggs from animals such as cattle or rabbits.

    UK to Allow Human-Animal Embryos | Impact Lab 2007

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