differential lock — A mechanism which eliminates the action of the differential so that both wheels can be driven for better adhesion on slippery surfaces … Dictionary of automotive terms
Cell adhesion — Cellular adhesion is the binding of a cell to a surface, extracellular matrix or another cell using cell adhesion molecules such as selectins, integrins, and cadherins. Correct cellular adhesion is essential in maintaining multicellular structure … Wikipedia
Leukocyte adhesion deficiency — Infobox Disease Name = Leukocyte adhesion deficiency Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = 116920 MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = ped eMedicineTopic = 1302 MeshID = D018370 Leukocyte adhesion deficiency (abbreviated LAD), is a rare… … Wikipedia
Compartment (development) — Compartments can be simply defined as separate, different, adjacent cell populations, which upon juxtaposition, create a lineage boundary.[1] This boundary prevents cell movement from cells from different lineages across this barrier, restricting … Wikipedia
sorting out — Phenomenon observed to occur when mixed aggregates of dissimilar embryonic cell types are formed in vitro. The original aggregate sorts out so that similar cells come together into homotypic domains, usually with one cell type sorting out to form … Dictionary of molecular biology
Origination of Organismal Form — Origination of Organismal Form: Beyond the Gene in Developmental and Evolutionary Biology (ISBN 0 262 13419 5) is a book published in 2003 edited by Gerd B. Müller and Stuart A. Newman. It explores the multiple factors that may have been… … Wikipedia
cell sorting — The process or processes whereby mixed populations of cells, eg. in a reaggregate, separate out into two or more populations that usually occupy different parts of the same aggregate or separate into different aggregates. Cell sorting probably… … Dictionary of molecular biology
overlap index — A measure of the extent to which a population of cells in culture forms multilayers. The predicted amount of overlapping is calculated knowing the cell density, the projected area of the nucleus (usually), and assuming a Poisson distribution. The … Dictionary of molecular biology
test — 1. To prove; to try a substance; to determine the chemical nature of a substance by means of reagents. 2. A method of examination, as to determine the presence or absence of a definite disease or of some substance in any of the fluids, tissues,… … Medical dictionary
Hyaluronan — Identifiers CAS number 9004 61 9 … Wikipedia