Amacrine

Regardez d'autres dictionnaires:

• amacrine — ˈaməˌkrīn, āˈmaˌk adjective Etymology: a (II) + macr + Greek in , is fiber, muscle, strength : of, relating to, or being an amacrine cell amacrine synapses …   Useful english dictionary

• amacrine — 1. A cell or structure lacking a long, fibrous process. 2. Denoting such a cell or structure. SEE ALSO: a. cell. [G. a priv. + makros, long, + is (in ), fiber] * * * am·a·crine (amґə krēn) [a 1 + macro + inos] 1. having no long… …   Medical dictionary

• amacrine cell — n a unipolar nerve cell found in the retina, in the olfactory bulb, and in close connection with the Purkinje cells of the cerebellum * * * any of five types of retinal neurons that seem to lack large axons, having only processes that resemble… …   Medical dictionary

• Amacrine cell — Infobox neuron neuron name = Amacrine cell image neuron = Amacrine.png caption neuron = Xenopus retinal cells stained for cdk2/cyclin2 with red arrow indicating amacrine cell. IPL is shown in white. location = INL of the retina function =… …   Wikipedia

• amacrine — adj. [Gr. a, without; makros, long; inos, fiber] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) Pertaining to a unipolar nerve cell within a synaptic region of the brain, i.e., the antennal lobes or the medulla; amacrinal adj …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• amacrine — 1. noun Any cell that does not have a long process 2. adjective Without long processes …   Wiktionary

• amacrine — adj. (Biology) without long processes, having no long process …   English contemporary dictionary

• amacrine — am·a·crine …   English syllables

• amacrine cell — A class of neuron of the middle layer of the retina, with processes parallel to the plane of the retina. They are thought to be involved in image processing …   Dictionary of molecular biology

• amacrine cell — noun : a unipolar nerve cell found in the retina, in the olfactory bulb, and in close connection with the Purkinje cells of the cerebellum …   Useful english dictionary