karyolemma

English

Noun

karyolemma (plural karyolemmas)

  1. (cytology) A nuclear membrane
    • 2015 December 5, “Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Heat- and Shake-Induced Injury in the Rat Small Intestine”, in PLOS ONE‎, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0143922:
      Photomicrographs revealed that the microvilli were shorter and sparser; the nuclear envelope invaginated and gaps in the karyolemma increased; and the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) swelled significantly.
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