dictionary help| nuclear matrix --> nuclear envelope | medical dictionary |
<cell biology> Membrane system that surrounds the nucleus of eukaryotic cells. Consists of inner and outer membranes separated by perinuclear space and perforated by nuclear pores. The term should be used in preference to the term nuclear membrane which is potentially very confusing.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
nuclear chemistry, nuclear-cytoplasmic ratio, nuclear energy < Prev | Next > nuclear factor 1, nuclear family, nuclear fission
Bookmark with:      | word visualiser | Go and visit our forums  |
