"Pericentriolar" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
The pericentriolar region refers to the area surrounding the centriole, which is a small, cylindrical structure found in the cells of most eukaryotes. The pericentriolar region is a dynamic zone where microtubules are constantly growing and shrinking, and it plays a crucial role in the formation and maintenance of the cytoskeleton.
Pericardiotomy: A surgical incision into the pericardium, the sac-like membrane that surrounds the heart, usually performed to drain fluid or blood that has accumulated in the pericardial cavity, or to repair a defect or injury related to the pericardium.
Pericentric refers to a location near or around the center of something, especially a chromosome or a cell. In genetics, a pericentric region is the area near the centromere, which is the point on a chromosome where the chromosome tends to separate during cell division.
Pericentrin is a protein that plays a crucial role in the structure and function of the centrioles, which are small, cylindrical organelles found near the center of animal cells. Centrioles are involved in the formation of cilia, flagella, and spindle fibers during cell division. Pericentrin helps to organize the microtubules that make up the centrioles and is essential for the proper assembly and function of these organelles. Defects in the pericentrin gene have been linked to certain types of congenital diseases and cancer.