decellularization love

decellularization

Definitions

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun biology, medicine The loss of cells from tissue

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word decellularization.

Examples

  • Tissue engineers are enthusiastic about a technique called decellularization that involves using detergent to remove all of the cells from an organ, leaving a scaffold consisting of the fibrous material between cells.

    Latest Articles 2010

  • The researchers removed connective tissue and cycled the trachea 25 times through a "decellularization" detergent solution.

    MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for physicians 2008

  • University of Minnesota researchers actually created this beating rat's heart using a process they call decellularization.

    CNN Transcript Jan 19, 2008 2008

  • GUPTA: Unlike stem cell research, which seeks to build a completely new organ, decellularization rebuilds an already existing organ.

    CNN Transcript Jan 19, 2008 2008

  • Fractional volume (Vv) of alveolar septa decreased, whereas Vv of air space and alveoli increased with decellularization.

    Naturejobs - All Jobs Harald C Ott 2010

  • Figure 1: Perfusion decellularization of whole rat lungs.

    Naturejobs - All Jobs Harald C Ott 2010

  • So far, researchers have used decellularization to build blood vessels, amongst other achievements.

    Fight Aging! 2010

  • By using a process called whole organ decellularization, scientists from the University of Minnesota ...

    THE MEDICAL NEWS 2009

  • By using a process called whole organ decellularization, scientists from the University of Minnesot ...

    Feeds4all documents in category 'SEO' 2008

  • (a) Photographs of a cadaveric rat lung, mounted on a decellularization apparatus allowing antegrade pulmonary arterial perfusion. pa, pulmonary artery; pv, pulmonary vein; tr, trachea; RUL, right upper lobe; RML, right middle lobe; LL, left lobe.

    Naturejobs - All Jobs Harald C Ott 2010

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.