Centromeres, specialized regions located at the center of chromosomes, are critical for ensuring proper cell division. During ...

Some of these cells absorb nutrients from the digestive contents, whereas others (called goblet cells ... is also critical to tissue structure, because it provides attachment sites for cells ...

Mucus is mostly water and a gel-forming molecule called mucin. Special secretory cells called goblet cells are the predominant producers and releasers of mucin. A goblet cell is shaped like a ...

Allogeneic stem cell transplantation can cause a loss of protective goblet cells from the colon's inner lining, which can be fatal. But boosting those cells beforehand could improve the outcome.

More information: Seonghan Kim et al, Non-invasive high-contrast imaging of conjunctival goblet cells for the precision diagnosis of ocular surface diseases, The Ocular Surface (2022). DOI: 10. ...

The trachea has a number of adaptations: cartilage rings in the walls of the trachea help to keep it open ciliated epithelium and goblet cells to clean the air before it reaches the lungs Goblet ...

Eve Lauder, 47, a police officer, who lives in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, was shocked to discover she had advanced goblet cell carcinoma (GCC), which is believed to affect just one in every two ...

Sulfomucins, one of two primary types of acidomucins secreted by intestinal goblet cells, provide crucial protection to the intestinal mucosa. Therefore, it is not surprising that a loss of ...

This abstract does not include a full text component. The abstract by Yousef et al entitled “Goblet cell tumors of the appendix: Clinical and molecular features” (Journal of Clinical Oncology 41, no.

A research team demonstrated non-invasive imaging of conjunctival goblet cells (CGCs) in live rabbit eyes for the diagnosis of ocular surface diseases including dry eye disease (DED). A Korean ...