tissue explant
1Explant culture — is a technique used for the isolation of cells from a piece or pieces of tissue. Tissue harvested in this manner is called an explant . It can be a portion of the shoot, leaves, or some cells from a plant, and can be any part of the tissue from… …
2explant — [eks plant′] vt. [ EX 1 + PLANT, vt.] to transfer (living tissue) for culture in an artificial medium n. this tissue or culture explantation [eks΄plan tā′shən] n …
3Tissue culture — is the growth of tissues and/or cells separate from the organism. This is typically facilitated via use of a liquid, semi solid, or solid growth media, such as broth or agar. Tissue culture commonly refers to the culture of animal cells and… …
4explant Biology — verb ɪks plα:nt, ɛks transfer (living cells, tissues, or organs) from animals or plants to a nutrient medium. noun ɛksplα:nt an explanted cell, organ, or piece of tissue. Derivatives explantation noun …
5explant — Living tissue transferred from an organism to an artificial medium for culture. * * * ex·plant ( )ek splant vt to remove (living tissue) esp. to a medium for tissue culture ex·plan·ta·tion .ek .splan tā shən n ex·plant ek .splant n …
6explant — I. transitive verb Etymology: ex + plant (as in implant) Date: 1915 to remove (living tissue) especially to a medium for tissue culture • explantation noun II. noun Date: 1917 living tissue removed from an organism and placed in a medium for… …
7explant — n. 1) live tissue transferred from the body (or any organism) to a suitable artificial medium for culture. The tissue grows in the artificial medium and can be studied for diagnostic or experimental purposes. Tumour growths are sometimes examined …
8explant — n. tissue that has been taken from a living organism or plant and placed in a culture medium v. take tissue from a living organism or plant and place it in a culture medium …
9explant — explantation, n. v. /eks plant , plahnt /; n. /eks plant , plahnt /, v.t. 1. to take living material from an animal or plant and place it in a culture medium. n. 2. a piece of explanted tissue. [1570 80; < NL explantare. See EX 1, PLANT] * * * …
10explant — ex•plant v. [[t]ɛksˈplænt, ˈplɑnt[/t]] n. [[t]ˈɛksˌplænt, ˌplɑnt[/t]] v. t. 1) lab to take (living material) from an animal or plant for placement in a culture medium 2) lab a piece of explanted tissue • Etymology: 1910–15 ex plan•ta′tion, n …
