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explant Definition

ex·plant (eks plant′)

transitive verb

to transfer (living tissue) for culture in an artificial medium

Etymology: ex- + plant,

noun

this tissue or culture

explant Related Forms
ex′·plan·ta′·tion (-plan tā′s̸hən) noun
explant Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • human: CONCLUSIONS: This is the first reported system to preserve cell function of human discal explants for long periods in tissue culture.

Modifies a noun

  • culture: There is a biologic and therapeutic need for a satisfactory explant culture system for studying human intervertebral disk tissue in a controlled environment.
  • system: There is a biologic and therapeutic need for a satisfactory explant culture system for studying human intervertebral disk tissue in a controlled environment.

Noun used with modifier

  • cartilage: Glucosamine inhibits recombinant human interleukin-1 stimulated cartilage degradation in equine cartilage explants.
  • tissue: Methods These experiments were performed on tissue explants or brain slices prepared from mouse embryos and pups from development stages E15 through P20.
  • root: The aim is to examine the growth of root explants over a 7 day period.