Cell biology

Cell biology

The study of cell structure, physiological properties, interactions with the environment and life cycle.

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buffers

Biology; Cell biology

Chemicals that maintain pH values within narrow limits by absorbing or releasing hydrogen ions.

bud sports

Biology; Cell biology

Buds that produce fruit that is different from the rest of the fruit on the tree; vegetatively propagated by grafting cuttings onto another plant.

budding

Biology; Cell biology

1. Asexual production of new organisms; usually found in yeast; 2. The process by which HIV and similar viruses leave the cell (other than by lysing).

bryophytes

Biology; Cell biology

The nonvascular plants, characterized by life cycles dominated by the gametophyte phase. This group includes the mosses, liverworts, and hornworts, which lack lignified conducting tissues.

brown algae

Biology; Cell biology

Multicellular protistans placed in the Division Phaeophyta, includes kelp.

brush border

Biology; Cell biology

The collection of microvilli forming a border on the intestinal side of the epithelial cells of the small intestine.

bronchitis

Biology; Cell biology

A respiratory disorder characterized by excess mucus production and swelling of the bronchioles; caused by long-term exposure to irritants such as cigarette smoke and air pollutants.