Medical Definition of Lamellar phase

1. A lamellar organisation of phospholipids that are packed as a bilayer with hydrophobic acyl tails inwardly directed and polar head groups on the outside surfaces. It is this bilayer that forms the basis of membranes in cells, though in most cellular membranes a very substantial proportion of the area may be occupied by integral proteins. The triple layered appearance of membranes seen in electron microscopy is thought to arise because the osmium tetroxide binds to the polar regions leaving a central, unstained, hydrophobic region. (31 Dec 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lamellar Phase

lamedhs
lameds
lamel
lamella
lamella of bone
lamellae
lamellar
lamellar bone
lamellar cataract
lamellar face
lamellar faces
lamellar granule
lamellar keratoplasty
lamellar mixture
lamellar phase (current term)
lamellar trama
lamellary
lamellas
lamellate
lamellate placentation
lamellated
lamellated corpuscles
lamellately
lamellibranch
lamellibranchiata
lamellibranchiate
lamellibranchiates
lamellibranchs
lamellicorn

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