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syncytium (/sɪnˈsɪʃiəm/; pl.: syncytia; from Gr****: σύν syn "together" and κύτος
kytos "box, i.e. cell") or
symplasm is a
multinucleate cell that can...
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enabling the
syncytium to act in a
coordinated contraction of the myocardium.
There is an
atrial syncytium and a
ventricular syncytium that are connected...
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multinucleate cells (
syncytium,
plural syncytia) of
animals and
plants are also
termed cellularization,
often called syncytium cellularization. According...
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contrast to a
syncytium,
which results from
cellular aggregation followed by
dissolution of the cell
membranes inside the m****. The word
syncytium in animal...
- with a
single nucleus)
combine to form a
multinucleate cell,
known as a
syncytium. Cell
fusion occurs during differentiation of myoblasts,
osteoclasts and...
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embryo and the mother. It is a multinucleate,
terminally differentiated syncytium,
extending to 13 cm. It is the
outer layer of the
trophoblasts and actively...
- locomotion, and
gland cells that lack cilia.
Between these layers is the
fibre syncytium, a liquid-filled
cavity strutted open by star-like fibres. Trichoplax...
- to laymen, and as such it is
strongly discouraged. Some use the term "
syncytium" in a wide sense, to mean any type of
multinucleate cell,
while others...
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intercalated disc. The
heart is a
functional syncytium as
opposed to a
skeletal muscle syncytium. In a
functional syncytium,
electrical impulses propagate freely...
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panglial syncytium is a
large network of
interconnected glial cells,
which are
extensively linked by gap junctions. The
panglial syncytium spreads through...
