What does decellularize mean?
Decellularize means (medicine) To remove cells or cellular material from (such as from an organ or tissue).
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/diːˈsɛljələɹaɪz/ · verb
(medicine) To remove cells or cellular material from (such as from an organ or tissue).
The method comprises contacting the tissue to be decellularized with a hypotonic solution under conditions such that cell lysis occurs, and subsequently subjecting the tissue to nuclease treatment under conditions such that the tissue is rendered histologically acellular.
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Decellularize means (medicine) To remove cells or cellular material from (such as from an organ or tissue).
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The method comprises contacting the tissue to be decellularized with a hypotonic solution under conditions such that cell lysis occurs, and subsequently subjecting the tissue to nuclease treatment under conditions such that the tissue is rendered histologically acellular.
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