SYNCYTIUM
\sɪnsˈɪti͡əm], \sɪnsˈɪtiəm], \s_ɪ_n_s_ˈɪ_t_iə_m]\
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a mass of cytoplasm containing several nuclei and enclosed in a membrane but no internal cell boundaries (as in muscle fibers)
By Princeton University
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a mass of cytoplasm containing several nuclei and enclosed in a membrane but no internal cell boundaries (as in muscle fibers)
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Multinucleated masses produced by the fusion of many cells; often associated with viral infections. In AIDS, they are induced when the envelope glycoprotein of the HIV virus binds to the CD4 antigen of uninfected neighboring T4 cells. The resulting syncytium leads to cell death and thus may account for the cytopathic effect of the virus.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A multinucleated mass of protoplasm without differentiation into cells; the outer stratum of the trophoblast of the mammalian ovum, the syncytiotrophoblast.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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