Pyrenophore
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pyrenophore is a noun meaning (neurology, in translation from Italian) The central zone of a neuron containing the nucleus and organelles.
Meaning
(neurology, in translation from Italian) The central zone of a neuron containing the nucleus and organelles.
Example Sentences
In seven animals, the degeneration/atrophy of pyrenophores in the vicinity of the epaxial muscles was detected.
The neuron is characterized by a central zone, called pyrenophore, which contains the nucleus and the organelles and a peripheral one, consisting of the cytoplasmic extensions, the dendrites and the axon.
Word Forms
- pyrenophores
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include neurosome, nucleus, neuroplasm, perikaryon, neurocyte, neuroprotein.
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