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ministack

ministack noun: a component of the Golgi apparatus.

Noun

ministack (plural ministacks)

  1. A component of the Golgi apparatus.
    • The Golgi consists of a contiguous network of laterally linked ministacks positioned at the microtubule-organizing center.2008, Timothy Feinstein, A New Model for Feedback Between Ribbon Structure of the Golgi Apparatus and Mitotic Cell Cycle Progression, →ISBN
    • Here we show that Chlamydia infection in human epithelial cells induces Golgi fragmentation to generate Golgi ministacks surrounding the bacterial inclusion.2008 December 7, Dagmar Heuer et al., “Chlamydia causes fragmentation of the Golgi compartment to ensure reproduction”, in Nature, volume 457, number 7230, →DOI, pages 731–735

Forms of ministack

pluralministacks

Origin of ministack

From mini- + stack.

Questions about ministack

What does ministack mean?
Ministack means a component of the Golgi apparatus.
What part of speech is ministack?
Ministack is a noun.
What is the plural of ministack?
The plural of ministack is ministacks.

Words near ministack in the dictionary

  1. minispindles
  2. minispiral
  3. minispirals
  4. Minissale
  5. Minissales
  6. ministack
  7. ministacks
  8. ministage
  9. ministages
  10. ministate
  11. ministates

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