- contact inhibition of growth
Dictionary of molecular biology. 2004.
contact inhibition of growth
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Contact inhibition — is the natural process of arresting cell growth when two or more cells come into contact with each other. Oncologists use this property to distinguish between normal and cancerous cells. Cell lines used widely in animal cell culture laboratories… … Wikipedia
contact inhibition — n cessation of cellular undulating movements upon contact with other cells with accompanying cessation of cell growth and division * * * the inhibition of cell division and motility in normal cells when in close contact with each other, as in the … Medical dictionary
contact inhibition — noun : cessation of cellular undulating movements upon contact with other cells with accompanying cessation of cell growth and division * * * Biol. the cessation of movement, growth, and division in cells that touch each other. [1960 65] * * *… … Useful english dictionary
contact inhibition — noun Date: 1965 cessation of cellular movement, growth, and division upon contact with other cells … New Collegiate Dictionary
contact inhibition — Biol. the cessation of movement, growth, and division in cells that touch each other. [1960 65] * * * … Universalium
density dependent inhibition of growth — The phenomenon exhibited by most normal (anchorage dependent) animal cells in culture that stop dividing once a critical cell density is reached. The critical density is considerably higher for most cells than the density at which a monolayer is… … Dictionary of molecular biology
growth — /grohth/, n. 1. the act or process, or a manner of growing; development; gradual increase. 2. size or stage of development: It hasn t yet reached its full growth. 3. completed development. 4. development from a simpler to a more complex stage:… … Universalium
Contact normalization — is a process by which intercellular junctions mediate signals that allow normal cells to inhibit the transformed growth of neighboring tumor cells. Intimate junctional contact between tumor cells and normal cells is needed for this form of growth … Wikipedia
inhibition — 1. Depression or arrest of a function. SEE ALSO: inhibitor. 2. In psychoanalysis, the restraining of instinctual or unconscious drives or tendencies, especially if they conflict with one s conscience or with societal demands. 3. In psychology, a… … Medical dictionary
Transforming growth factor — (sometimes referred to as Tumor growth factor, or TGF) is used to describe two classes of polypeptide growth factors, TGFα and TGF beta;. The name Transforming Growth Factor is somewhat arbitrary, since the two classes of TGFs are not… … Wikipedia
