Stroma
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Stroma may refer to:
- Stroma (animal tissue)Stroma (animal tissue)In animal tissue, stroma refers to the connective, supportive framework of a biological cell, tissue, or organ.The stroma in animal tissue is contrasted with the parenchyma.Examples include:* Stroma of iris...
, the connective, functionally supportive framework of a biological cell, tissue, or organ- Stroma of ovaryStroma of ovaryThe stroma of the ovary is a peculiar soft tissue, abundantly supplied with blood vessels, consisting for the most part of spindle-shaped cells with a small amount of ordinary connective tissue....
, a soft tissue, well supplied with blood, consisting of spindle-shaped cells with a small amount of connective tissue - Stroma of irisStroma of irisThe stroma of the iris consists of fibers and cells.The former are made up of delicate bundles of fibrous tissue; a few fibers at the circumference of the iris have a circular direction; but the majority radiate toward the pupil, forming by their interlacement delicate meshes in which the vessels...
, fibres and cells in the iris - Stroma of cornea, plates of collagen fibrils in the cornea
- Stroma of ovary
- Stroma (fluid)Stroma (fluid)Stroma, in botany, refers to the colourless fluid surrounding the grana within the Plastid, chloroplast.Within the stroma are grana, stacks of thylakoids, the sub-organelles, where photosynthesis is commenced before the chemical changes are completed in the stroma.Photosynthesis occurs in two...
, the fluid in between grana, where carbohydrate formation reactions occur in the chloroplasts of plant cells photosynthesizing - Stroma (mycology), the dense structural tissue that produces fruiting bodies; made of non-vegetative (asexual) hyphae
- Stroma of ovaryStroma of ovaryThe stroma of the ovary is a peculiar soft tissue, abundantly supplied with blood vessels, consisting for the most part of spindle-shaped cells with a small amount of ordinary connective tissue....
, a soft tissue, well supplied with blood, consisting of spindle-shaped cells with a small amount of connective tissue - Stroma, ScotlandStroma, ScotlandStroma is an island off the northern coast of the Scottish mainland. It is the more southerly of the two islands in the Pentland Firth between the Orkney Islands and Caithness. It is administratively part of Caithness , while its neighbour Swona, to the north, is part of the Orkney Islands...
, an island off the northern coast of Scotland with an area of 3.75 square kilometers, no longer populated - Stromal cellStromal cellIn cell biology, stromal cells are connective tissue cells of any organ, for example in the uterine mucosa , prostate, bone marrow, and the ovary. They are cells that support the function of the parenchymal cells of that organ...
, a connective tissue cell of any organ, supports the function of the parenchymal cells of that organ - Freddie StromaFreddie StromaFreddie Stroma is an English actor and model, best known for playing Cormac McLaggen in the Harry Potter film series.-Early life and education:Freddie Stroma was born, Frederick Sjostrom, in London, England on 8 January 1987...
(1987-), a British actor most well-known for playing Cormac McLaggen in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince