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contact inhibition

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contact inhibition
n.
The cessation of cellular growth and division due to physical contact with other cells.


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Interestingly, Mahall and Callaway saw contact inhibition only among Ambrosia roots from different plants; when root tips from the same Ambrosia plant came in contact with each other, no inhibition occurred.
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Contact inhibition of growth causes normal cells to spread out and grow in flat monolayers.
Body chemical enlisted to fight cancer by Raloff, J. / Science News
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