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RETICULUM
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Irregular inflected form: reticula
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The second compartment of the stomach of a ruminant
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("reticulum" is a kind of...):
breadbasket; stomach; tum; tummy (an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion)
Holonyms ("reticulum" is a part of...):
ruminant (any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Any fine network (especially one in the body composed of cells or blood vessels)
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("reticulum" is a kind of...):
network; web (an interconnected system of things or people)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "reticulum"):
neural net; neural network (any network of neurons or nuclei that function together to perform some function in the body)
Derivation:
reticular (resembling or forming a network)
reticulate (divide so as to form a network)
reticulate (distribute by a network, as of water or electricity)
reticulate (form a net or a network)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Dorado and Hydrus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
constellation (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)
Context examples:
Any process that involves the local flux of calcium from the endoplasmic reticulum or sarcoplasmic reticulum to the cytosol.
(Calcium Signaling, NCI Thesaurus)
Omega oxidation occurs in the endoplasmic reticulum rather than the mitochondria, the site of beta-oxidation.
(Omega-Oxidation of Fatty Acids Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
In places the endoplasmic reticulum is continuous with the plasma membrane (CELL MEMBRANE) or outer membrane of the nuclear envelope.
(Endoplasmic Reticulum, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
In addition, the 2,371-aa protein contains an N-terminal leucine zipper motif, 3 putative transmembrane helices, an endoplasmic reticulum signal sequence, and 2 peroxisomal targeting signals.
(Neuroblastoma-Amplified Sequence, NCI Thesaurus)
A lipid bilayer enclosing the portion of the endoplasmic reticulum that is free of ribosomes.
(Membrane of the Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum, NCI Thesaurus)
They appear as large, flattened cells with increased endoplasmic reticulum.
(Epithelioid Cell, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Invariant chain (Ii) associates with newly synthesized class II molecules in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), an interaction that has been shown to interfere with peptide binding to class II molecules.
(Antigen Presentation Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
The proteins are localized to membranes of the endoplasmic reticulum, leading to their proposed designation as 'reticulons.'
(Neuroendocrine-Specific Protein, NCI Thesaurus/from OMIM)
A lipid bilayer enclosing the part of the endoplasmic reticulum that has ribosomes located on the cytoplasmic-facing membrane.
(Membrane of the Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum, NCI Thesaurus)
As a chaperon, BiP binds to newly synthesized, unfolded mu immnoglobulin heavy chains prior to its assembly with light chains in the endoplasmic reticulum.
(OVA BiP Peptide, NCI Thesaurus)
