intracellular
adjective
in·tra·cel·lu·lar
ˈin-trə-ˈsel-yə-lər 
ˈin-(ˌ)trä-
: existing, occurring, or functioning within a cell
intracellular parasites
intracellularly
adverb
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Researchers and clinicians can use it to measure oxygen saturation in vivo and identify intracellular proteins associated with specific diseases.
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William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
That suggested to her that something in the intracellular environment set the tempo of degradation.
—Quanta Magazine, 18 Sep. 2023
Used in cases of moderate or severe Alzheimer's disease, this medication affects how fast intracellular calcium builds up.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 19 Aug. 2023
Plants have evolved their own multipronged immune system, kick-started by cell receptors that recognize general pathogen features, such as a bacterial cell wall, as well as intracellular receptors for molecules secreted by specific pathogens.
—Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 2 Mar. 2023
All the genes identified so far have to do with intracellular trafficking, or the transport of molecules within cells.
—Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2021
That way, products can be shuttled directly to the next reaction, with no time to spiral off into the chaotic intracellular milieu.
—Jeffrey Marlow, Discover Magazine, 2 Dec. 2015
Mice treated with the antibodies developed fewer tumors and lived at least 20 percent longer than untreated ones, holding the promise that similar techniques might eventually target a suite of intracellular cancer proteins.
—Dan Hurley, Discover Magazine, 4 Jan. 2012
Are hypotheses involving intracellular enzyme pathways and the effects of microRNA on protein regulation so much less constrained than, say, solid-state physics and materials science?
—George Johnson, Discover Magazine, 30 Jan. 2014
William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
That suggested to her that something in the intracellular environment set the tempo of degradation.
—Quanta Magazine, 18 Sep. 2023
Used in cases of moderate or severe Alzheimer's disease, this medication affects how fast intracellular calcium builds up.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 19 Aug. 2023
Plants have evolved their own multipronged immune system, kick-started by cell receptors that recognize general pathogen features, such as a bacterial cell wall, as well as intracellular receptors for molecules secreted by specific pathogens.
—Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 2 Mar. 2023
All the genes identified so far have to do with intracellular trafficking, or the transport of molecules within cells.
—Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2021
That way, products can be shuttled directly to the next reaction, with no time to spiral off into the chaotic intracellular milieu.
—Jeffrey Marlow, Discover Magazine, 2 Dec. 2015
Mice treated with the antibodies developed fewer tumors and lived at least 20 percent longer than untreated ones, holding the promise that similar techniques might eventually target a suite of intracellular cancer proteins.
—Dan Hurley, Discover Magazine, 4 Jan. 2012
Are hypotheses involving intracellular enzyme pathways and the effects of microRNA on protein regulation so much less constrained than, say, solid-state physics and materials science?
—George Johnson, Discover Magazine, 30 Jan. 2014
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intracellular
adjective
in·tra·cel·lu·lar
ˌin-trə-ˈsel-yə-lər
: being or occurring within a cell
intracellularly
adverb
Medical Definition
intracellular
adjective
in·tra·cel·lu·lar
-ˈsel-yə-lər
: existing, occurring, or functioning within a cell
intracellular enzymes
intracellular localization of RNA synthesis
intracellular parasites
intracellularly
adverb
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