Methods of maintaining or growing biological materials in controlled laboratory conditions. These include the cultures of CELLS; TISSUES; organs; or embryo in vitro. Both animal and plant tissues may be cultured by a variety of methods. Cultures may derive from normal or abnormal tissues, and consist of a single cell type or mixed cell types.

Annotation

general or unspecified; prefer specifics; NIM; Manual 18.7.2-.3, 22.26.1, 26.23+

DUI

D046508 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0454589

Previous indexing

Tissue Culture (1966-2004)

History note

2005

Public note

2005