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Microtissue

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Meaning

(biology, medicine) microscale tissue.

Example Sentences

When grown in 3D using scaffold-free agarose hydrogels, MCF-7 human breast cancer cells self-organize to form directionally-oriented microtissues that contain a luminal space, reminiscent of the in vivo structure of the mammary gland.

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What does microtissue mean?

Microtissue means (biology, medicine) microscale tissue.

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How do you use microtissue in a sentence?

When grown in 3D using scaffold-free agarose hydrogels, MCF-7 human breast cancer cells self-organize to form directionally-oriented microtissues that contain a luminal space, reminiscent of the in vivo structure of the mammary gland.

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