1. luminal - Noun
2. luminal - Adjective
a long-acting barbiturate used as a sedative
Source: WordNetAminoptidase activity is also luminal in the posterior midgut, but cellular aminopeptidases are required for peptide processing in both anterior and posterior midguts. Source: Internet
A preclinical study published this week reported promising findings with a sucralfate pill paired with a novel luminal intestine coating compound that prevented absorption of nutrients in the intestines, preventing post-meal blood glucose spikes in rats. Source: Internet
However, such fields have luminal signal velocity and do not allow superluminal communication. Source: Internet
Much of autoimmunity has been shown to initiate at the level of the gut mucosa secondary to abnormal interactions between the gut immune system in the gut luminal content. Source: Internet
Relation to breast cancer In a healthy female breast, a proportion of cells called luminal progenitors that line the milk ducts have proliferative and differentiation potential and most of them contain critically short telomeres with DNA damage foci. Source: Internet