Meanings
nounkaryolemma (plural karyolemmas)
plural karyolemmas
- biologyA nuclear membrane.
Photomicrographs revealed that the microvilli were shorter and sparser; the nuclear envelope invaginated and gaps in the karyolemma increased; and the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) swelled significantly.
2015 December 5, “Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Heat- and Shake-Induced Injury in the Rat Small Intestine”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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