microsome in English

noun
1
a fragment of endoplasmic reticulum and attached ribosomes obtained by the centrifugation of homogenized cells.
Exposure of drug-sensitive tumor cells to doxorubicin or epirubicin results in the drugs being localized primarily within the nuclei, with much smaller amounts being localized in plasma membranes, microsomes , and the cytosol.

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1. Adenosine was negative for genotoxic potential in the Salmonella (Ames Test) and mammalian Microsome Assay

2. A definite diagnosis of autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) requires the presence of Autoantibodies, including antinuclear antibody (ANA), SMA, or antibody to liver/kidney microsome type 1 (anti-LKM1),

3. Autoantibody detection assists in the diagnosis and allows differentiation of autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) type 1 (AIH-1), characterized by antinuclear antibody (ANA) and/or smooth muscle antibody (SMA), and type 2 (AIH-2), distinguished by the presence of antibodies to liver-kidney microsome type 1 (anti-LKM1) and/or antibodies to liver cytosol type 1 (anti-LC1).