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Definition of Lysosome

1. Noun. An organelle found in the cytoplasm of most cells (especially in leukocytes and liver and kidney cells).

Definition of Lysosome

1. Noun. (cytology) An organelle found in all types of animal cells which contains a large range of digestive enzymes capable of splitting most biological macromolecules. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Lysosome

1. a saclike part of a cell [n -S]

Medical Definition of Lysosome

1. Membrane bounded cytoplasmic organelle containing a variety of hydrolytic enzymes that can be released into a phagosome or to the exterior. Release of lysosomal enzymes in a dead cell leads to autolysis (and is the reason for hanging game, to tenderise the muscle), but it is misleading to refer to lysosomes as suicide bags, since this is certainly not their normal function. Part of the GERL complex or trans Golgi network. Origin: Gr. Soma = body This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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Literary usage of Lysosome

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Inside the Cell by Maya Pines (1990)
"Any enzyme that is accidentally swept out of the cell (d) is recaptured and taken back to the lysosome (e). If some part of this process goes awry, ..."

2. Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on Protection Against by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"Aliquots of the lysosome-rich fraction were incubated with CEES or other compounds ... RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Treatment of lysosome-rich fraction with CEES ..."

3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"It seems unlikely that the mere liberation of enzyme previously bound to lysosome was responsible for the change induced by phorbol ester. ..."

4. Health Consequences of Smoking: Cardiovascular Disease: A Report of the by DIANE Publishing Company, C. Everett Koop, M.D. (1995)
"... lysosomes of endothelial cells through increases in lysosome fragility and formation of large acid phosphatase positive vacuoles, presumably lysosomes, ..."

5. Use of Sediment Quality Guidelines and Related Tools for the Assessment of by Richard J. Wenning (2005)
"Some monitoring programs extrapolate all the way from biomarkers at the subcellular level (such as enzyme induction, gene expression, or lysosome integrity) ..."

6. Genomic Signal Processing and Statistics by Edward R Dougherty (2005)
"... transport Signaling molecules Organelle crosstalk Mitochondrion ER lysosome Nucleus Figure 11.4. Functions of p53 in apoptosis. p53-regulated proteins ..."

7. Fluoride in Drinking Water: A Scientific Review of EPA's Standards by Committee on Fluoride in Drinking Water, National Research Council (2006)
"Their characteristic ultrastructural features allow them to resorb bone efficiently by creating an extracellular lysosome where proteolytic enzymes, ..."

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