xenograft
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- noun
- /ˈzɛnəˌgræft/
- Specialized
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xenoinjerto
- Using a xenograft can help improve healing in patients with complex injuries.
- xenograft tumor
- xenograft in mice
- xenograft model
Examples
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It's a perfectly ordinary-looking xenograft experiment, but it's being used as proof for something that's very far from ordinary.
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Notable examples where miRNA expression has been counteracted include glioblastoma cells in xenograft models, where miR-124-3p was found to work in concert with gap junctions to inhibit proliferation.
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So, the only evidence of efficacy they sent along was from a mouse xenograft model?
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Besides, xenografts are not the most robust and reliable things in the world.
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In this case, allografts or xenografts can be used after the first debridement to enable further wound demarcation while keeping the wound closed to contamination.
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Extensive clinical experience has, however, accumulated with only the calf serosa used by Jansen and the molded tympanic xenograft developed by Zini.
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Compared to Enzalutamide, treatment with ARN-509 results in increased anti-tumor potency in PCa xenografts, suggesting that it can achieve equal efficacy with lower doses and less toxicity.
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The surgeon used a xenograft to treat the severe burn on the patient's arm.
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Researchers are studying the effects of a pig xenograft on human tissue regeneration.
Synonyms
A piece of animal skin placed on a person with severe burns to protect wounds for a short time
Antonyms
- Specialized
Tissue moved from one part of a person's body to another part of the same person
How Self-Sourced
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Xenograft comes from the Greek prefix xeno- meaning 'foreign' and the word graft meaning a piece of tissue or plant moved as a transplant. So, a xenograft is a 'foreign' piece of tissue taken from one species and put into another, for example to cover a severe burn.