Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In histology, same as
vacuolation .
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- noun Alternative form of
vacuolation .
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- noun the state of having become filled with vacuoles
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Examples
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On the other hand, typically morphological characteristics consistent with autophagy were also observed by punctate distribution of MDC staining and the induction of LC3-II, including extensive autophagic vacuolization and enclosure of cell organelles by these autophagosomes.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Mei Shi 2010
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This decline is typically associated with histological changes including vacuolization of seminiferous tubules and increased Leydig cell number in males
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According to the Californian Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment its effect is vacuolization of brain sections.
Signs of the Times 2009
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Within 30 minutes, the hyphal tips stopped growing and mild vacuolization was observed.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Arend F. van Peer et al. 2009
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Surprisingly, ultrastructural analyses of brain tissue from patients with HIV-1 infection have focused on changes in endothelial architecture, including thinning and vacuolization of the basal lamina
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles John P. Norman et al. 2008
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