contractile vacuole
specialized vacuole of eukaryotic cells, especially Protozoa, that fills with water from the cytoplasm and then discharges this externally by the opening of contractile vacuole pores. Its function is probably osmoregulatory
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contractile vacuole
Summary
contractile vacuole is a cellular component[1]. It draws 42 Wikipedia views per month (cellular_component category, ranking #102 of 301).[2]
Key Facts
- contractile vacuole's instance of is recorded as cellular component[3].
- contractile vacuole's subclass of is recorded as vacuole[4].
- contractile vacuole's subclass of is recorded as cytoplasmic vesicle[5].
- contractile vacuole's part of is recorded as contractile vacuole complex[6].
- contractile vacuole's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/074k39[7].
- contractile vacuole's Gene Ontology ID is recorded as GO:0000331[8].
- contractile vacuole's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[9].
- contractile vacuole's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/contractile-vacuole[10].
- contractile vacuole's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0000331[11].
- contractile vacuole's Quora topic ID is recorded as Contractile-Vacuole[12].
- contractile vacuole's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 110506794[13].
- contractile vacuole's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C110506794[14].
- contractile vacuole's Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID is recorded as sokratitel-nye-vakuoli-635ecf[15].
Why It Matters
contractile vacuole draws 42 Wikipedia views per month (cellular_component category, ranking #102 of 301).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]