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NT2
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Agglutinins
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Phytohemagglutinins
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Wheat germ agglutinins
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Cell adhesion
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Cadherins
NT3
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Integrins
NT3
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Leukocyte adhesion
NT3
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Selectins
NT2
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Cell motility
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NT3
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Actin filaments
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NT4
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Branched actin filaments
NT4
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Dynamic actin filaments
NT4
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Nuclear actin filaments
NT3
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Cell migration
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NT4
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Cancer cell migration
NT4
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Directed cell migration
NT4
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Host cell migration
NT4
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Neuron migration
NT3
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Cell swimming
NT3
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Chemotaxis
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NT4
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Chemokines
NT3
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Ciliary movement
NT3
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Cytoplasmic streaming
NT3
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Electromotility
NT3
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Flagellar motility
NT2
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Cell physiology
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NT3
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Cell activation
NT3
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Cell aging
NT3
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Cell binding
NT3
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Cell communication
NT3
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Cell compartmentation
NT3
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Cell cycling
NT3
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Cell degranulation
NT3
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Cell enucleation
NT3
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Cell formation
NT3
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Cell fusion
NT3
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Cell immortalization
NT3
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Cell induction
NT3
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Cell metabolism
NT3
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Cell movement
NT3
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Cell polarity
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NT4
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Planar cell polarity
NT3
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Cell transformation
NT3
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Junctional complexes
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NT4
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Desmosomes
NT4
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Electrical synapses
NT4
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Gap junctions
NT4
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Septate junctions
NT4
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Tight junctions
NT3
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Membrane trafficking
NT3
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Receptor physiology
NT3
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Transdifferentiation
NT2
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Cell processes
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NT3
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Actin polymerization
NT3
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Active transport
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NT4
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Primary active transport
NT4
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Secondary active transport
NT3
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Autolysis
NT3
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Axonal transport
NT3
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Cell aggregation
NT3
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Cell cycle and cell division
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NT4
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Anaphase
NT4
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Cell cycle inhibitors
NT4
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Cyclins
NT4
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Cytokinesis
NT4
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G1 phase
NT4
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G2 phase
NT4
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Meiosis
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NT5
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Meiotic prophase
NT5
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Spermatogenesis
NT5
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Synapsis
NT4
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Metaphase
NT4
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Mitogens
NT4
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Mitosis
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NT5
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Prometaphase
NT4
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Prophase
NT4
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Synthesis phase
NT4
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Telophase
NT3
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Cell death
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NT4
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Apoptosis
NT4
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Autophagic cell death
NT4
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Cytolysis
NT4
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Necrotic cell death
NT4
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Neuronal death
NT3
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Cell growth
NT3
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Cell proliferation
NT3
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Cellular stress responses
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NT4
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Endoplasmic reticulum stress response
NT4
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Heat shock response
NT3
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Endocytosis
NT3
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Exocytosis
NT3
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Extrusion (biology)
NT3
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Microtubule polymerization
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NT4
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Microtubule dynamics
NT3
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Nuclear import
NT3
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Phagocytosis
NT3
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Pinocytosis
NT3
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Protein transport
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NT4
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Protein secretion
NT3
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Secretory pathway
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NT4
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Endocytosis
NT4
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Endoplasmic reticulum
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NT5
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Rough endoplasmic reticulum
NT5
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Sarcoplasmic reticula
NT4
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Exocytosis
NT4
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Golgi apparatus
NT2
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Cellular structures and organelles
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NT3
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Acrosomes
NT3
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Cell membranes
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NT4
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Coated pits
NT4
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Intracellular membranes
NT4
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Lipid bilayer
NT4
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Membrane characteristics
NT4
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Membrane composition
NT4
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Membrane fusion
NT4
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Membrane metabolism
NT4
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Membrane proteins
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NT5
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Eukaryotic membrane proteins
NT5
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Integral membrane proteins
NT5
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Membrane protein complexes
NT5
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Outer membrane proteins
NT5
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Peripheral membrane proteins
NT5
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Proton pumps
NT5
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SAND proteins
NT5
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Transmembrane proteins
NT3
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Cell nucleus
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NT4
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Nuclear matrix
NT4
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Nuclear membrane
NT3
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Cell pores
NT3
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Cell signaling structures
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NT4
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Signaling centers
NT4
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Signaling complexes
NT3
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Cell walls
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NT4
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Plant cell walls
NT3
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Centrioles
NT3
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Centrosomes
NT3
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Chloroplasts
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▼
NT4
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Chlorophyll
NT4
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Etioplasts
NT4
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Synthetic chloroplasts
NT3
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Cilia
NT3
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Cytoplasm
NT3
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Cytoskeleton
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NT4
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Microfilaments
NT4
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Microtubules
NT3
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Endoplasmic reticulum
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NT4
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Rough endoplasmic reticulum
NT4
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Sarcoplasmic reticula
NT3
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Energy-producing organelles
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NT4
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Mitochondria
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NT5
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Mitochondrial membrane
NT3
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Extracellular matrix
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NT4
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Basement membrane
NT4
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Extracellular matrix adhesions
NT4
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Extracellular matrix composition
NT4
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Integrins
NT3
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Flagella
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NT4
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Bacterial flagella
NT3
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Golgi apparatus
NT3
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Kinetoplasts
NT3
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Lysosomes
NT3
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Microvilli
NT3
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Nuclear bodies
NT3
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Nucleolus
NT3
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Peroxisomes
NT3
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Pili and fimbriae
NT3
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Pseudopodia
NT3
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Ribosomes
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NT4
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Polyribosomes
NT4
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Ribosomal RNA
NT3
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Secretory granules
NT3
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Subcellular localization
NT3
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Vacuoles
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NT4
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Plant vacuoles
NT3
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Vesicles
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NT4
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Coated vesicles
NT4
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Endosomes
NT4
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Liposomes
NT4
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Phagosomes
NT4
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Synaptic vesicles
NT2
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Cellular types
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NT3
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Animal cells
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NT4
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Blastomeres
NT4
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Blood cells
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NT5
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Human blood cells
NT5
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Platelets
NT5
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Red blood cells
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NT5
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White blood cells
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NT4
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Bone marrow cells
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NT5
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Bone marrow stem cells
NT5
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Erythroblasts
NT5
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Megakaryocytes
NT5
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Normoblasts
NT5
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Reticulocytes
NT4
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Chromaffin cells
NT4
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Connective tissue cells
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NT5
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Adipocytes
NT5
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Chondrocytes
NT5
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Fibroblasts
NT5
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Mast cells
NT5
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Odontoblasts
NT5
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Odontoclasts
NT5
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Osteoblasts
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NT5
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Osteoclasts
NT5
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Stromal cells
NT5
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Theca cells
NT4
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Endocrine cells
NT4
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Epithelial cells
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NT5
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Ameloblasts
NT5
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Chief cells
NT5
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Chromatophores
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NT5
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Endothelial cells
NT5
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Enterochromaffin cells
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NT5
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Granulosa cells
NT5
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Keratinocytes
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NT5
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Labyrinth supporting cells
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NT5
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Merkel cells
NT5
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Paneth cells
NT5
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Parietal cells
NT5
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Photocytes
NT5
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Sertoli cells
NT4
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Germ cells
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NT5
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Gametocytes
NT5
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Ova
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NT5
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Sperm
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NT4
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Giant cells
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NT5
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Foreign-body giant cells
NT5
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Langhans giant cells
NT5
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Reed-Sternberg cells
NT5
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Touton giant cells
NT4
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Glial cells
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▼
NT5
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Macroglial cells
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NT5
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Microglial cells
NT5
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Neuropil
►
NT4
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Granular cells
NT4
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Hepatocytes
NT4
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Immune cells
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▼
NT5
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Antibody-producing cells
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NT5
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Antigen-presenting cells
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NT5
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Granulomas
NT5
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White blood cells
►
NT4
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Leydig cells
NT4
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Lutein cells
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▼
NT5
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Granulosa cells
NT5
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Theca cells
NT4
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Mesodermal cells
NT4
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Muscle cells
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▼
NT5
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Myofibrils
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NT5
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Sarcolemmas
NT5
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Smooth muscle cells
NT4
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Muscle fibers
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▼
NT5
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Cardiac muscle fibers
NT5
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Skeletal muscle fibers
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NT4
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Neuroblasts
NT4
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Neurons
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▼
NT5
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Afferent neurons
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NT5
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Climbing fibers
NT5
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Efferent neurons
NT5
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Ganglion cells
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NT5
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Golgi cells
NT5
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Interneurons
NT5
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Lewy bodies
NT5
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Motor neurons
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NT5
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Nerve fibers
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NT5
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Neuronal dendrites
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NT5
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Neuropil
►
NT5
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Nissl bodies
NT5
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Purkinje cells
NT5
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Senile plaques
NT5
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Sensory neurons
NT4
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Pericytes
NT4
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Precursor cells
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▼
NT5
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Hemangioblasts
NT4
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Spheroplasts
NT4
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Stem cells
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▼
NT5
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Adult stem cells
NT5
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Amniotic stem cells
NT5
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Bone marrow stem cells
NT5
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Cancer stem cells
NT5
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Cell potency
►
NT5
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Embryonic stem cells
NT5
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Endangered species stem cells
NT5
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Fetal stem cells
NT5
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Hematopoietic progenitor cells
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NT5
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Hematopoietic stem cells
NT5
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Induced pluripotent stem cells
NT5
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Mesenchymal stem cells
NT5
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Myoblasts
NT5
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Neural stem cells
►
NT5
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Stem cell lines
NT5
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Stem cell niche
NT5
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Tumor stem cells
NT3
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Clone cells
NT3
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Eukaryotic cells
NT3
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Granule cells
NT3
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Micronucleated cells
NT3
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Plant cells
►
▼
NT4
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Chloroplasts
►
▼
NT5
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Chlorophyll
NT5
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Etioplasts
NT5
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Synthetic chloroplasts
NT4
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Companion cells
NT4
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Guard cells
NT4
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Meristematic cells
NT4
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Mesophyll cells
NT4
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Palisade mesophyll
NT4
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Parenchyma cells
NT4
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Pavement cells
NT4
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Plant cell walls
NT4
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Plasmodesmata
NT4
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Spongy mesophyll
NT3
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Prokaryotic cells
NT3
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Protoplasts
NT3
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Somatic cells
NT2
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Chromosome biology
►
▼
NT3
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Chromatin
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▼
NT4
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Chromatin modification
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▼
NT5
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DNA methylation
NT5
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Histone modification
►
NT4
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Euchromatin
NT4
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Heterochromatin
NT4
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Nucleosomes
NT3
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Chromosomal aberrations
►
▼
NT4
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Deletions
NT4
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Duplications
NT4
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Inversions
NT4
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Translocations
NT3
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Chromosomes
►
▼
NT4
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Autosomes
NT4
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Chromatids
NT4
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Chromosome pairs
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▼
NT5
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Chromosome 1
NT5
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Chromosome 10
NT5
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Chromosome 11
NT5
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Chromosome 12
NT5
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Chromosome 13
NT5
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Chromosome 14
NT5
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Chromosome 15
NT5
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Chromosome 16
NT5
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Chromosome 17
NT5
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Chromosome 18
NT5
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Chromosome 19
NT5
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Chromosome 2
NT5
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Chromosome 20
NT5
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Chromosome 21
NT5
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Chromosome 22
NT5
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Chromosome 3
NT5
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Chromosome 4
NT5
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Chromosome 5
NT5
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Chromosome 6
NT5
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Chromosome 7
NT5
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Chromosome 8
NT5
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Chromosome 9
NT4
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Chromosome structure and function
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NT5
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Centromeres
NT5
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Telomeres
NT4
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Dicentric chromosomes
NT4
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Homologous chromosomes
NT4
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Isochromosomes
NT4
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Polytene chromosomes
NT4
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Sex chromosomes
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▼
NT5
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W chromosomes
NT5
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X chromosomes
NT5
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Y chromosomes
NT5
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Z chromosomes
NT3
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Meiosis
►
▼
NT4
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Meiotic prophase
NT4
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Spermatogenesis
NT4
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Synapsis
NT3
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Mitosis
►
▼
NT4
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Prometaphase
NT2
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Cytochemistry
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▼
NT3
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Histochemistry
NT3
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Immunocytochemistry
NT2
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Cytological landmarks
NT2
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Cytology
NT2
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Cytometry
NT2
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Cytoplasmic inclusions
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▼
NT3
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Crystalline inclusions
NT3
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Lipid inclusions
NT2
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Cytosol
NT2
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Cytostatics
NT2
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Extracellular space
NT2
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Glycocalyx
NT2
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Hypoxia
NT2
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Microsomes
NT2
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Molecular motors
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NT3
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Microtubule motors
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▼
NT4
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Dyneins
NT4
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Kinesins
NT3
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Motor proteins
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▼
NT4
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Actin motors
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▼
NT5
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Myosins
NT2
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Osmotic shock
NT2
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Oxidative stress
NT2
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Plant cell biology
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▼
NT3
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Chloroplasts
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▼
NT4
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Chlorophyll
NT4
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Etioplasts
NT4
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Synthetic chloroplasts
NT3
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Mesophyll
NT3
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Plant cells
►
▼
NT4
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Chloroplasts
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▼
NT5
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Chlorophyll
NT5
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Etioplasts
NT5
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Synthetic chloroplasts
NT4
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Companion cells
NT4
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Guard cells
NT4
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Meristematic cells
NT4
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Mesophyll cells
NT4
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Palisade mesophyll
NT4
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Parenchyma cells
NT4
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Pavement cells
NT4
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Plant cell walls
NT4
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Plasmodesmata
NT4
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Spongy mesophyll
NT3
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Plant mitochondria
NT3
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Plant vacuoles
NT3
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Plastids
NT2
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Signal transduction
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NT3
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Adrenergic signal transduction
NT3
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Axon guidance receptors
NT3
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Calcium-mediated signal transduction
NT3
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Cargo receptors
NT3
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Catenin signal transduction
NT3
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Cell signaling
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▼
NT4
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Apoptotic signaling
NT4
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Autocrine signaling
NT4
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Beta-catenin signaling
NT4
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BMP signaling
NT4
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Calcium signaling
NT4
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Cell movement signaling
NT4
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cGMP signaling
NT4
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CREB signaling
NT4
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Crk-associated substrate signaling
NT4
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Crosstalk (biology)
NT4
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Developmental signaling
NT4
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EGFR signaling
NT4
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Endocrine signaling
NT4
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Extracellular matrix signaling
NT4
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G-protein signaling
NT4
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Genomic signal processing
NT4
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Glucose signaling
NT4
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GTPase signaling
NT4
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Hedgehog signaling
NT4
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Intracrine signaling
NT4
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Juxtacrine signaling
NT4
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Leukocyte signaling
NT4
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Lipid signaling
NT4
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Membrane receptor signaling
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NT5
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Hormone receptor signaling
NT5
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Immune receptor signaling
NT5
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Neurotransmitter receptor signaling
NT5
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Nucleotide receptor signaling
NT4
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Mitogenic signaling
NT4
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Mitotic signaling
NT4
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Neurological signaling
NT4
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Notch signaling
NT4
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Nuclear receptor signaling
NT4
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Nuclear signaling
NT4
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Oncogenic signaling
NT4
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Paracrine signaling
NT4
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PPAR signaling
NT4
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Protein kinase C signaling
NT4
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Ras signaling
NT4
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Redox signaling
NT4
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Retinoid signaling
NT4
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Signal inhibition
NT4
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Signaling cascades
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NT5
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Adenylyl cyclase signaling cascade
NT5
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AKT signaling cascade
NT5
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Apoptotic signaling cascade
NT5
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Arachidonic acid signaling cascades
NT5
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c-Jun N-terminal kinase signaling cascade
NT5
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Calcineurin signaling cascade
NT5
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Calcium signaling cascade
NT5
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cAMP signaling cascade
NT5
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DPP signaling cascade
NT5
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ERK signaling cascade
NT5
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Ethylene signaling cascade
NT5
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Insulin signaling cascade
NT5
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JAK-STAT signaling cascade
NT5
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MAPK signaling cascades
NT5
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Phospholipid signaling cascade
NT5
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PKA signaling cascade
NT5
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PLA2-arachidonic acid signaling cascade
NT5
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Polyphosphoinositide signaling cascade
NT5
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Protein kinase signaling cascade
NT5
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Retinoic acid signaling cascade
NT5
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Stress signaling cascade
NT5
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TCR signaling cascade
NT5
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TGF-beta signaling cascade
NT5
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Tyrosine kinase signaling cascade
NT5
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Wnt signaling cascade
NT4
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Signaling molecules
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NT5
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Guanine nucleotide exchange factors
NT4
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SMAD signaling
NT4
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STAT signaling
NT4
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Thrombin signaling
NT4
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Toll-like receptor signaling
NT4
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TOR signaling
NT4
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Transmembrane signaling
NT4
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VEGF signaling
NT3
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Coreceptors
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▼
NT4
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CCR coreceptors
NT4
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CCR5 coreceptor
NT4
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CD coreceptors
NT4
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Chemokine coreceptors
NT4
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Wnt coreceptors
NT3
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Immune receptors
►
▼
NT4
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B cell receptors
NT4
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Complement receptors
NT4
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Cytokine receptors
NT4
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Fc receptors
NT4
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Killer activated and killer inhibitor receptors
NT4
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Pattern recognition receptors
NT4
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T cell receptors
NT4
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Toll-like receptors
NT3
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Insulin-dependent signal transduction
NT3
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Intracellular receptors
NT3
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Leptin signal transduction
NT3
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Lipoprotein receptors
NT3
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Mechanisms of signal transduction
►
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NT4
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Feedback regulation
NT4
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Second messenger system
NT4
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Signal initiation
NT4
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Signal termination
NT3
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Pheromone receptors
NT3
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Phosphoinositide signal transduction
NT3
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Photoreceptors
NT3
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Sensory receptors
►
▼
NT4
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Mechanoreceptors
NT4
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Nociceptors
NT4
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Taste buds
NT3
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Transmembrane receptors
►
▼
NT4
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Acetylcholine receptors
►
▼
NT5
↓
Muscarinic acetylcholine receptors
NT5
↓
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors
NT4
↓
G protein coupled receptors
NT4
↓
Serotonin receptors
Date of creation
23-Oct-2015
Accepted term
23-Oct-2015
Descendant terms
530
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24
Alternative terms
1
Related terms
0
Notes
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