Definition of Degranulation

1. Noun. (biology) The loss of secretory granules in certain cells ¹

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Definition of Degranulation

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Degranulation

1. Release of secretory granule contents by fusion with the plasma membrane. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Degranulation

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degranulation (current term)
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degree-day

Literary usage of Degranulation

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"The Us that show this degranulation also a MPO positive RER and Golgi ap- (Figs. 1-3). : eosinophilic promyelocytes undergo- ..."

2. Health Consequences of Smoking: Cardiovascular Disease: Report of the by C. Everett Koop, M.D., DIANE Publishing Company (2004)
"The authors also performed basophil * degranulation tests to assess in vitro reactivity to tobacco glycoprotein. Immediate skin-test hypersensitivity to ..."

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