Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Pertaining to a junction: as, “junctional lines,”

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  • adjective Of, pertaining to, situated at, or operating at a junction

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Examples

  • Humans that have a mutation in laminin-332 genes (at least 3 different LAMA genes), on the other hand, suffer a condition called junctional epidermolysis bulossa (or JEB) also characterized by severe skin layer separation and blistering.

    CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] Ashcraft 2010

  • Humans that have a mutation in laminin-332 genes (at least 3 different LAMA genes), on the other hand, suffer a condition called junctional epidermolysis bulossa (or JEB) also characterized by severe skin layer separation and blistering.

    CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] Ashcraft 2010

  • Humans that have a mutation in laminin-332 genes (at least 3 different LAMA genes), on the other hand, suffer a condition called junctional epidermolysis bulossa (or JEB) also characterized by severe skin layer separation and blistering.

    CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] Ashcraft 2010

  • In conclusion, our study revealed effects of Cavβ subunits on the structural organization of Ca v1. 2 calcium channel in the plasma membrane in the absence of "junctional" interactions.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Evgeny Kobrinsky et al. 2009

  • Because untransfected COS1 cells do not express endogenous calcium channels, they lack natural intracellular partners (e.g., cardiac RyR2) in proximity of exogenous Ca v1. 2 channels that might promote their clustering through "junctional" coupling

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles 2009

  • This "junctional diversity" adds over 1,000 possible antibody combinations.

    James A. Shapiro: Purposeful, Targeted Genetic Engineering in Immune System Evolution James A. Shapiro 2012

  • This "junctional diversity" adds over 1,000 possible antibody combinations.

    James A. Shapiro: Purposeful, Targeted Genetic Engineering in Immune System Evolution James A. Shapiro 2012

  • One type is a flat, dark brown spot (a benign melanocytic nevus), another is pigmented and slightly raised (a junctional nevus), and there are also flesh-colored bumpy moles (intradermal nevi).

    Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009

  • Robert Redford has intradermal nevi, Sarah Jessica Parker had a junctional nevus on her chin which recently was surgically removed, Cindy Crawford has a junctional nevus near her lip, and Marilyn Monroe had a very famous benign melanocytic nevus.

    Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009

  • One type is a flat, dark brown spot (a benign melanocytic nevus), another is pigmented and slightly raised (a junctional nevus), and there are also flesh-colored bumpy moles (intradermal nevi).

    Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009

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