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TISSUE CULTURE

Specialty Definition: TISSUE CULTURE

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Health

Maintaining or growing of tissue, organ primordia, or the whole or part of an organ in vitro so as to preserve its architecture and/or function (Dorland, 28th ed). Tissue culture includes both organ culture and cell culture. (references)

Medicine

The cultivation of plant parts(cells, tissues or organs)under aseptic conditions in synthetic medium in vitro. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Crosswords: TISSUE CULTURE

English words defined with "TISSUE CULTURE": respiratory syncytial virus. (references)
Specialty definitions using "TISSUE CULTURE": Animal Testing AlternativesCalcium Channel AgonistsLymphocyte Culture Test, MixedNeuritesPoliovirus Vaccine, InactivatedVimentin. (references)

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Commercial Usage: TISSUE CULTURE

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Books

  • Cell and Tissue Culture for Medical Research (reference)

  • Experiments in Plant Tissue Culture (reference)

  • Invertebrate Tissue Culture Methods (Springer Lab Manual) (reference)

  • Methods in Plant Tissue Culture (reference)

  • Plant Cell and Tissue Culture in Liquid Systems (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: TISSUE CULTURE

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Shown is a single cell grown in tissue culture in the laboratory of Wilton R. Earle at the NCI. Earle was the first to grow cells in culture, without a host. Credit: Wilton Earl (Photographer).

Shows photo of two scientists working at desk in tissue culture department, Central Cancer Research Labs in 1931. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

This photomicrograph of cells in tissue culture have enlarged infected cells with a human herpes virus, HHV-6. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

Serial dilutions of antigens on antibodies are performed in wells of a microtiter tray containing tissue culturSerial dilutions of antigens on antibodies are performed in wells of a microtiter tray containing tissue culture media used to grow cells in media. They are used to conduct tests on small amounts of cells. Credit: Bill Branson (photographer).

Two technicians in lab coats are examining plates and tissue culture flasks at a laminar flow hood. The lighting has a soft amber glow. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

Pictured is a technician performing a laboratory test. She is preparing a tissue culture of a hamster embryo. This is being done at the Frederick Cancer Research and Development Facility (FCRDF). The yellow glow that is visible in the background is the ultraviolet light that is used to keep the room sterile. Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer).

A group of scientists (1 woman and 3 men) gather around a microscope to examine a tissue culture flask. These 4 scientists were featured in NCI's "Driving Forces" video. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

Technician Brandy Jones examines a rose plant that began as cells grown in a tissue culture. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer..

Large Scale Tissue Culture Growth : National Cancer Institute National Institutes Of Health / V. Taylor. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Tissue Culture Research : National Cancer Institute National Institutes Of Health / Roy Perry. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: TISSUE CULTURE

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Health

Two electron images of mature Dengue-2 virus particles replicating in five-day-old tissue culture cells. (references)

Antibodies to the b3 integrins can partially inhibit hantavirus entry into cells in tissue culture experiments. (references)

Isolation of parasites from blood or other body fluids, by intraperitoneal inoculation into mice or tissue culture. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Expressions: TISSUE CULTURE

Expressions using "TISSUE CULTURE": in vitro tissue culture tissue culture technique. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: TISSUE CULTURE

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

tissue culture

115

plant tissue culture

48

tissue culture technique

6

tissue culture media

4

cell and tissue culture

3

tissue culture medium

2

plant tissue culture media

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: TISSUE CULTURE

Language Translations for "TISSUE CULTURE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

vævsdyrkning (tissue culture technique). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

weefselkweek (tissue culture technique), in vitro cultuur (tissue culture technique). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

kudosviljely. (various references)

   

French

  

culture tissulaire, culture hitiotypique, culture de tissu. (various references)

   

German

  

Gewebekultur. (various references)

   

Italian

  

coltura in vitro di tessuti. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

issuetay ulturecay.(various references)

   

Spanish

  

técnica de cultivo de tejidos (tissue culture technique). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

vävnadsodling, vävnadskultur. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: TISSUE CULTURE

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "c-e-e-i-l-r-s-s-t-t-u-u-u"

-4 letters: cerusites, cerussite, cruelties, crustiest, curtesies, cutesiest, cutleries, icteruses, reticules, sclerites, sultriest, telestics, tessiture, testicles, trisceles, utriculus.

-5 letters: cerusite, citruses, clusters, clutters, cruelest, cuittles, cultists, cultures, cultuses, cureless, curettes, curliest, curtsies, cutesier, eucrites, lectures, leisters, leisures, lettuces, leucites, lustiest, recluses, reticles, reticule, retitles, rictuses, rustiest, sclerite, scutters, scuttles, securest, settlers, slitters, sluttier, sterlets.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Crosswords
2. Usage: Commercial
3. Images: Photo Album
4. Quotations: Non-fiction
5. Expressions
6. Expressions: Internet
7. Translations: Modern
8. Anagrams
9. Bibliography


  

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