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Diffusion Chambers, Culture MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Diffusion Chambers, Culture
Tree Number(s)
E07.241
Unique ID
D015194
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015194
Scope Note
Devices used in a technique by which cells or tissues are grown in vitro or, by implantation, in vivo within chambers permeable to diffusion of solutes across the chamber walls. The chambers are used for studies of drug effects, osmotic responses, cytogenic and immunologic phenomena, metabolism, etc., and include tissue cages.
Entry Term(s)
Culture Diffusion Chambers
Semi-Permeable Chambers
Semipermeable Chambers
Tissue Cages
Previous Indexing
Cell Differentiation (1966-1971)
Cells, Cultured (1971-1988)
Diffusion (1966-1988)
Tissue Culture (1966-1988)
See Also
Culture Techniques
Public MeSH Note
89
History Note
89
Date Established
1989/01/01
Date of Entry
1988/04/21
Revision Date
2017/06/02
Diffusion Chambers, Culture Preferred
Tissue Cages Narrower
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