单词 | target cell |
释义 | target cellnoun 1 Physiology A cell which bears receptors for a hormone, drug, or other signalling molecule, or is the focus of contact by a virus, phagocyte, nerve fibre, etc.When the hormone reaches its target cell, it locks onto the cell's specific receptors and these hormone-receptor combinations transmit chemical instructions to the inner workings of the cell....
2 Medicine An abnormal form of red blood cell which appears as a dark ring surrounding a dark central spot, typical of certain kinds of anaemia.The more common episomal pattern appears as a dense, opaque, blue oval that overlies the majority of the central portion of the target cell....
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