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polarity
(redirected from cell polarity)

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polarity

(1) The direction of charged particles, which may determine the binary status of a bit.

(2) In micrographics, the change in the light to dark relationship of an image when copies are made. Positive polarity is dark characters on a light background; negative polarity is light characters on a dark background.


polarity
the condition of a body or system in which it has opposing physical properties at different points, esp magnetic poles or electric charge


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The keynote lecture will be held on Sunday evening, June 12, by Tony Pawson from the Samuel Lumenfeld Research Institute, Toronto, Canada on the topic of Cell Polarity.
As such it plays a fundamental role in all aspects of cell mechanics including cell division, intracellular transport, cell motility and the establishment and regulation of cell polarity and organization.
Regulation of Cell Polarity University College London, During Cell Migration MRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology - Julie A.
 
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