Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,737,833,249 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

contact inhibition

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
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.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
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.
 
Encyclopedia browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.