Tissue Culture

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Tissue Culture Definition

Originally the maintenance and growth of pieces of explanted tissue (plant or animal) in culture away from the source organism. Now usually refers to the (much more frequently used) technique of cell culture, using cells dispersed from tissues or distant descendants of such cells.

Tissue Culture Synonyms

Tissue Culture

Terms in Tissue Culture category

Cell Culture
Culturing in vitro Invertebrate
Culturing in vitro Microbial
Culturing in vitro Vertebrate Tissue
Organ Culture
Passage