Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Culture Techniques

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.

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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.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Culture Technique
  • Technique, Culture
  • Techniques, Culture

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10 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, instrumentation, methods, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.

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Indexing Annotation

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

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History Note

2005

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  • Tissue Culture (1966-2004)

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  1. E05.481w.500

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Culture Techniques. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D046508. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D046508
  2. Culture Techniques. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q73474504