nuclear lamina - Biology Forum

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MrMistery 16 years, 12 months ago

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- November 23, 2007 at 1:07 am #8628
  gumshoes_15
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  hi, i am confused with the word lumen, lamina, lamins and laminin etc.
  can anyone explain please?
- November 23, 2007 at 1:09 am #78348
  woolleyy
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  first of all only one thread is needed… And in what context do the words occur?
- November 23, 2007 at 1:00 pm #78372
  MrMistery
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  lumen: space in a tube(like the inside of a pipe)
  lamina: can refer to more than one structure. see here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamina
  lamins: intermediate filaments that make up the nuclear lamina
  laminin: protein that makes up the basal lamina of epithelial tissues.
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