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contact inhibition [′kän‚takt in·ə′bish·ən] (cell and molecular biology) Cessation of cell division when cultured cells are in physical contact with each other. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Interestingly, Mahall and Callaway saw contact inhibition only among Ambrosia roots from different plants; when root tips from the same Ambrosia plant came in contact with each other, no inhibition occurred. Contact inhibition of growth causes normal cells to spread out and grow in flat monolayers. |
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