Laboratory Procedure
cell sorting
[ sel sawr-ting ]
Subclass of:
Cytological Techniques
Definitions related to cell separation:
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(cell sorting) Any of various processes to isolate one or more specific cell populations from a heterogeneous mixture of cells.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(cell sorting) Applies only to artificial, usually extracorporeal techniques; for natural, in vivo processes, use CELL MIGRATION.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Techniques for separating distinct populations of cells.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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