explant

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Forced expression of Sox2 in a mouse retinal explant culture resulted in the dramatic accumulation of amacrine cells in the inner nuclear layer; in addition, cells expressing amacrine cell markers were also found on the innermost side of the outer nuclear layer.

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  1. transitive verb To remove (living tissue) from the natural site of growth and place in a medium for culture.
  2. noun Explanted tissue.

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  • All human lung tissues were obtained from either lung transplantation explant tissues or from lung resection from thoracic surgical cases. —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • I am going to explant this and replace it with a non wavefront accomodating IOL. —  xml's Blinklist.com
  • In addition, shRNA was used to suppress Sox2 in a retinal explant using a retrovirus-mediated system. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • Forced expression of Sox2 in a mouse retinal explant culture resulted in the dramatic accumulation of amacrine cells in the inner nuclear layer; in addition, cells expressing amacrine cell markers were also found on the innermost side of the outer nuclear layer. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • Colonic explant cultures from inflamed areas in IBD patients released significantly higher levels of IL-18 than non-inflamed areas and controls. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
 

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