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a mass of fungal tissue that has spore-bearing structures embedded in it or on it

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the dense colorless framework of a chloroplast

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the supporting tissue of an organ (as opposed to parenchyma)

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Calum, 30, who presents a series on BBC Alba about wild swimming, says eagle-eyed Eilidh Geddes sent him the picture after spotting a film he had made about his trip to Stroma.
Additionally, the following subgroup analysis for precise tumor types revealed that, in pancreatic cancer, SPARC overexpression in the stroma was significantly associated with poorer OS (HR: 1.745; 95% CI: 1.164-2.616; p=0.007; Figure 3B).
Mountains Underwater: Stroma has been created by collaborative artists Mara Marxt Lewis and Tyler Lewis and is one of a series of immersive installations which focus on the many deserted islands across the region.
Myofibroblastic reactive stroma, characterized by the presence of a cellular stroma, with features of muscle differentiation organized in a wispy pattern, but at loss of muscle architecture (bundling).
However, it is rarely found in the prostatic epithelium and connective tissue (stroma).
The aim of this study is to describe the histopathological changes in stroma in invasive carcinoma of breast with relevance to Tumour--Stromal Ratio (TSR), Tumour Associated Macrophages (TAM) and Angiogenesis (Micro Vessel Density MVD)
Thoracic endometriosis is confirmed histologically if both endometrial stroma and glands are found in the specimen, and is considered probable if only endometrial stroma is seen.
The stromal cells were loosely arranged and in all animals of this group there was no vacuolations in stroma of this group.
Right: Inflammation is noted in the adjacent stroma, with several projections of the epithelium into the stroma.
Since histological patterns of tumors originating from the specialized prostatic stroma show wide spectrum, these tumors are classified into two different categories as prostatic STUMP and stromal sarcoma for making predictions about biological behavior and for treatment planning (3).
In hens with PCOC at early and late stages, multiple ovarian cysts with or without oocytes were observed to be embedded in the stroma (Figure 2(b)).