Anatomy

Vacuoles

Any spaces or cavities within a cell. They may function in digestion, storage, secretion, or excretion.

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Abstract

Any spaces or cavities within a cell. They may function in digestion, storage, secretion, or excretion.

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  • Vacuole

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15 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, radiation effects, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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History Note

89(75); was see under ORGANOIDS 1977-88; was see under CELLULAR INCLUSIONS 1974-76; was see under CYTOPLASM 1966-73

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  1. A11w.284w.430w.214w.190.875w.190.920w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Vacuoles. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014617. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014617
  2. Vacuoles. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuole
  3. Vacuoles. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q127702