(1) The expression of p21ras protein was generally restricted to acanthous cells with strong staining in normal oral mucosa and well-differentiated carcinomas.
Acantha
Definition:
(n.) A prickle.
(n.) A spine or prickly fin.
(n.) The vertebral column; the spinous process of a vertebra.
Example Sentences:
(1) The internal surface of the proventriculus is represented by numerous acanthae which fall close together.
(2) Other cuticular structures, viz., scales, microtrichia, acanthae, and aedeagal spines, which occur on the terminalia are not innervated.