The combination of two Greek words, haima meaning blood and poiēsis meaning to produce something, forms the word hematopoiesis. So, hematopoiesis means forming blood cells (WBCs, RBCs, and...
Category: Cell Biology
Plant cells are immobile organisms and have many distinguishing structures than animal cells. The main difference is the absence of two membrane-bound components; plastids and...
The Golgi body is a cellular organelle present in most eukaryotic cells. The Golgi body is also known as the Golgi complex, Golgi apparatus, lipochondrion, Barker's body, and Dalton complex. In 1898...
Cells in eukaryotic organisms require constant interaction for proper functioning. Different cellular junctions assist in this interactions. Usually, animal cells release materials, like proteins...
Cells of any eukaryotic organism are stable structures with fixed shapes that carry out different functions. The ability of the eukaryotic cells to acquire various forms and perform coordinated and...
The word “lysosome” is derived from the Greek words; “lyso” meaning digestive, and “soma” meaning body. The lysosome is a membrane-bound cell organelle. It consists of the digestive...