pycnosis

(pɪkˈnəʊsɪs)

n, pl -ses (-ˌsiːz)

(Biology) biology the reduction in size and increase in staining of a cell or its nucleus, usually a feature of cell degeneration

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pycnosis - a degenerative state of the cell nucleus

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A follicle was considered atretic when it exhibited at least one of the following characteristics: the presence of oocyte with nuclear pycnosis, desquamation of the granulosa layers, and presence of fenestration in the granulosa layer.

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The pathological sections of gastric mucosa were examined under optical microscope to observe: epithelial cells with degeneration, necrosis or pycnosis; lamina propria with edema, hyperemia or inflammatory infiltration; submucosa with edema, hyperemia or inflammatory infiltration.

The mixture of Salvia miltiorrhiza-Carthamus tinctorius (Danhong injection) alleviates low-dose aspirin induced gastric mucosal damage in rats

Fragmentation in the nuclear and chromatin material was also observed; the nuclei of follicular epithelial cells showed pycnosis and damaged yolk bodies.

Ultrastructural observations on the gonads and neurosecretory cells of Schistocerca gregaria after treatment with lufenuron (CGA-184699)

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