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heterocellular

heterocellular adjective: composed of different types of cells.

Adjective

heterocellular (not comparable)

  1. Composed of different types of cells.
    • Since MEGJs could be demonstrated in both the CPA and RFA using serial section electron microscopy, we suggest that the conductance of these heterocellular gap junction channels can be modulated by environmental and/or experimental conditions.2003, Shaun L. Sandow, “Expression of homocellular and heterocellular gap junctions in hamster arterioles and feed arteries”, in Cardiovascular Research, volume 60, number 3, pages 643–653

Origin of heterocellular

From hetero- + cellular.

Questions about heterocellular

What does heterocellular mean?
Heterocellular means composed of different types of cells.
What part of speech is heterocellular?
Heterocellular is an adjective.

Words near heterocellular in the dictionary

  1. heterocarpy
  2. heterocaryotic
  3. heterocatalysis
  4. heterocatalytic
  5. heterocatenation
  6. heterocellular
  7. heterocellularly
  8. heterocentric
  9. heterocentricity
  10. heterocentrism
  11. heterocentrisms

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