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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(not comparable, cytology) Of or pertaining to proliferation, especially of cells..
...stem cells may thus lose some of their proliferative potential and thus 'age'...
cultures of cells may be considered to have reached the end of their proliferative lifespan when the cell number fails to double.
We conclude that aneuploidy causes not only a proliferative disadvantage but also a set of phenotypes...
...they give rise to a progressive, proliferative, chronic arthritis.
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Proliferative means (not comparable, cytology) Of or pertaining to proliferation, especially of cells..
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...stem cells may thus lose some of their proliferative potential and thus 'age'...
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