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explant
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ex·plant  (k-splnt)
tr.v. ex·plant·ed, ex·plant·ing, ex·plants
To remove (living tissue) from the natural site of growth and place in a medium for culture.
n. (ksplnt)
Explanted tissue.
[ex- + (im)plant.]
explan·tation n.
explant [ɛksˈplɑːnt]
vb
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) to transfer (living tissue) from its natural site to a new site or to a culture medium
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) a piece of tissue treated in this way
explantation  n


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Characterization of four new adenovirus serotypes isolated from chimpanzee tissue explants.
Chimpanzee adenovirus antibodies in humans, sub-Saharan Africa by Ertl, Hildegund C.J. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Transcription factors NF-kappaC and C/EBPdelta and IL-1-induced expression of surfactant protein a in lung explants during perinatal period.
Perinatal immunotoxicity: why adult exposure assessment fails to ... by Piepenbrink, Michael S. / Environmental Health Perspectives
If you examine explants of inner ears that have been subjected to ototoxic drugs, you can detect a variety of free-radical species, including both oxygen and nitrogen free-radical species.
New developments in our understanding of ototoxicity by Roland, Peter S. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
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