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- noun Plural form of
vesicle .
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Examples
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The big problem with live originating in lipid vesicles is that they are impermeable and would thus need channels that could not have evolved in an abiotic environment (i.e. a classical irredcuible complex system which is abviously contradictory to gradual evolution).
Albert de Roos: A design hypothesis for the evolution of the nucleus 2006
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The big problem with live originating in lipid vesicles is that they are impermeable and would thus need channels that could not have evolved in an abiotic environment (i.e. a classical irredcuible complex system which is abviously contradictory to gradual evolution).
Albert de Roos: A design hypothesis for the evolution of the nucleus 2006
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The chemical transmitter dopamine is formed from the precursors tyrosine and L-dopa and is stored in vesicles in the nerve endings.
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They are stored in vesicles enclosed by a membrane.
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It depends on the region, so that in an anterior area, brain with optic and aural vesicles is induced, while further back, notochord and pronephric ducts are induced, and further back still, little tails.
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They also push dopamine out of the little sacs, called vesicles, where neurons store it.
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Citrus Anatomy Each segment of a citrus fruit is a compartment of the ovary, and is stuffed with small, elongated bags called vesicles, each of which contains many individual microscopic juice cells that fill with water and dissolved substances as the fruit develops.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Citrus Anatomy Each segment of a citrus fruit is a compartment of the ovary, and is stuffed with small, elongated bags called vesicles, each of which contains many individual microscopic juice cells that fill with water and dissolved substances as the fruit develops.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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"An enzyme, luciferase, and a substrate, luciferin, are held in tiny bags called vesicles inside the cell," he said.
NYT > Home Page By C. CLAIBORNE RAY 2011
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More than 90% of the ejaculatory fluid is produced by the prostate gland and seminal vesicles, which is why men who have had a vasectomy can still ejaculate normally.
Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34;Nutrition 2010
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