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canalicular

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can·a·lic·u·lus  (kn-lky-ls)
n. pl. can·a·lic·u·li (-l)
A small canal or duct in the body, such as the minute channels in compact bone.

[Latin canliculus, diminutive of canlis, conduit; see canal.]

cana·licu·lar (-lr) adj.
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Adj.1.canalicular - relating to or like or having a canaliculus


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They contain RNA, mitochondria, a canalicular system, and several different types of granules; lysosomes, dense granules (containing ADP, ATP, serotonin, histamine, and calcium), and alpha granules (containing fibrinogen, factor V, vitronectin, thrombospondin and von Willebrand factor), the contents of which are released upon activation of the platelet.
A key component of bile secretion involves a series of ATP-dependant export pumps such as the canalibular bile salt transporter (Cullen 2005); binding of a chemical to these transporter molecules results in the arrest of bile formation or movement within the lumen of the canalicular system (Trauner et al.
 
 
 
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