News tagged with secretory cells

Sleuths follow lung stem cells for generations to shed light on healing

More than one kind of stem cell is required to support the upkeep and repair of the lungs, according to a new study published in the journal Cell Stem Cell.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A new role is hatched for female fruit flies

A team of New York University biologists has uncovered a previously unknown role for a set of cells within the female reproductive tract of fruit flies that affects the functioning of sperm and hence fertility. Their discovery, ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Ovastacin cuts off sperm binding

A study in The Journal of Cell Biology describes how a secreted enzyme helps egg cells avoid being fertilized by more than one sperm.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0