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n. - The state of having become filled with cavities in the cytoplasm of a cell that are bounded by a distinct membrane.

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  • Within 30 minutes, the hyphal tips stopped growing and mild vacuolization was observed.
  • According to the Californian Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment its effect is vacuolization of brain sections.
  • This decline is typically associated with histological changes including vacuolization of seminiferous tubules and increased Leydig cell number in males
  • Surprisingly, ultrastructural analyses of brain tissue from patients with HIV-1 infection have focused on changes in endothelial architecture, including thinning and...
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