Birbeck granules — are tennis racket or rod shaped cytoplasmic organelles with a central linear density and a striated appearance. Function is under question, but one theory is that they migrate to the periphery of the Langerhans cells and release its contents into … Wikipedia
Birbeck granules — membrane bound, rod or tennis racquet–shaped inclusions with a central linear, longitudinally striated nucleus, found in the cytoplasm of Langerhans cells. Called also Langerhans g s. Birbeck granules (arrows) in the cytoplasm of a Langerhans… … Medical dictionary
Birbeck granules — Characteristic inclusion bodies seen by electron microscopy in histiocytes (Langerhans cells) of patients with histiocytosis X, a group of diseases with uncertain pathogenesis … Dictionary of molecular biology
Langerhans granules — Birbeck g s … Medical dictionary
vermiform granules — Birbeck g s … Medical dictionary
Gránulos de Birbeck — Los gránulos de Birbeck son orgánulos citoplasmáticos[1] en forma de barra o de raqueta de tenis con una densidad lineal central y aspecto estriado. Son un hallazgo microscópica característico en la histiocitosis de células de Langerhans… … Wikipedia Español
Granule de Birbeck — En biologie, les granules de Birbeck sont des organites en forme de raquette dont le « manche » est strié. On ne retrouve ces granules que dans les cellules de Langerhans (les cellules dendritiques de l’épiderme), et ils permettent donc … Wikipédia en Français
Langerhans cells granules islets (islands) — Lan·ger·hans cells, granules, islets (islands) (lahngґər hahnz) [Paul Langerhans, German pathologist, 1847–1888] see under cell and islet and see Birbeck granules, under granule … Medical dictionary
HX bodies — Birbeck granules … Medical dictionary
CD207 — CD207, langerin (Cluster of Differentiation 207) is a human protein encoded by the gene|CD207 gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: CD207 CD207 molecule, langerin| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView… … Wikipedia
granule — 1. A grainlike particle; a granulation; a minute discrete mass. 2. A very small pill, usually gelatin or sugar coated, containing a drug to be given in a small dose. 3. A colony of the bacterium or … Medical dictionary