mem·brane

(mĕm′brān′)

1. Biology

a. A thin, pliable layer of tissue covering surfaces or separating or connecting regions, structures, or organs of a living organism.

b. A semipermeable layer that bounds a cell or an organelle, typically consisting of lipids and proteins.

2. A thin, pliable sheet or layer of natural or synthetic material: the resonating membrane of a kazoo.

3. A piece of parchment.

4. Chemistry A thin sheet of natural or synthetic material that is permeable to substances in solution.

[Latin membrāna, skin, from membrum, member of the body.]

mem′bra·nal (-brə-nəl) adj.

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membranal

(ˈmɛmbreɪnəl)

adj

(Biology) relating to membranes

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References in periodicals archive

La membrana del eritrocito esta constituida por un glicocalix (con abundantes carbohidratos), una bicapa lipidica (de proteinas transmembranales y lipidos) y un citoesqueleto membranal (proteinas con disposicion de red, intrincada en la bicapa lipidica).

Efectos de un herbicida a base de glifosato sobre hematies de Prochilodus lineatus (Pisces, Prochilodontidae)

The ratio of membranal cPKC[beta]II to cytosolic cPKC[beta]II was not significantly altered in the three brain regions at 2 weeks (Figure 4(a)) but dramatically decreased in the prefrontal cortex and hippocampus at 8 weeks (Figure 5(a)).

Identification of Protein Kinase C Isoforms Involved in Type 1 Diabetic Encephalopathy in Mice

These differences appear in the molecules effectiveness against different inflammatory diseases and might be related to the antibodies binding to membranal TNF-[alpha] on T cells [28].

Biologics for Targeting Inflammatory Cytokines, Clinical Uses, and Limitations

Lahat, "Hypoxia reduces the output of matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) in monocytes by inhibiting its secretion and elevating membranal association," Journal of Leukocyte Biology, vol.

Mold Alkaloid Cytochalasin D Modifies the Morphology and Secretion of fMLP-, LPS-, or PMA-Stimulated Neutrophils upon Adhesion to Fibronectin

Protection of membranal lipids against lipid oxidation by vitamin E has been suggested to be the mechanism responsible for the positive influence of dietary vitamin E on the water holding capacity since the integrity of the cell membrane is thought to be associated with drip loss (Asghar et al., 1991).

A comparison of natural (D-[alpha]-tocopherol) and synthetic (DL-[alpha]-tocopherol acetate) vitamin e supplementation on the growth performance, meat quality and oxidative status of broilers

Shaltiel, "The cleavage of protein kinase A by the kinase-splitting membranal proteinase is reproduced by meprin [beta]," The Journal of Biological Chemistry, vol.

Hypoxia associated proteolytic processing of OS-9 by the metalloproteinase meprin [beta]