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Definitions

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  • noun organic chemistry A sulfur-substituted glycolate
  • noun microbiology A growth medium containing sodium thioglycollate and other substances

Etymologies

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thio- +‎ glycollate

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Examples

  • MRL-677 is a CCR2 antagonist that is effective in blocking macrophage trafficking in a peritoneal thioglycollate model.

    BioMed Central - Latest articles Maya Jerath 2010

  • In order to obtain peritoneal macrophages, peritoneal cavity of mice were injected with thioglycollate and on fourth day of injection, peritoneal macrophages were obtained by flushing peritoneal cavity with 10 ml ice-cold PBS and then cultured in DMEM

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Kushagra Bansal et al. 2009

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