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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. methodology
  3. laboratory techniques
  4. in vitro culture
  5. cell culture
  6. coculture
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. animal research
  3. replacement methods
  4. in vitro culture
  5. cell culture
  6. coculture

Preferred term

coculture

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information A technique of culturing mixed cell types in vitro to allow their synergistic or antagonistic interactions, such as cell differentiation or apoptosis.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • co-culture

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/68522

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