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MeSH Heading: Coculture Techniques
Tree Number(s): E05.481.500.374
Unique ID: D018920
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018920
Annotation: NIM; specify cell or tissue & infecting organism if relevant, probably NIM
Scope Note: A technique of culturing mixed cell types in vitro to allow their synergistic or antagonistic interactions, such as on CELL DIFFERENTIATION or APOPTOSIS. Coculture can be of different types of cells, tissues, or organs from normal or disease states.
Entry Term(s): Co-culture; Cocultivation; Coculture
Previous Indexing: Cells, Cultured (1979-1995); Tissue Culture (1974-1995)
See Also: Cells, Cultured; Tumor Cells, Cultured
Public MeSH Note: 2005; see COCULTURE 1996-2004
History Note: 2005 (1996)
Date Established: 1996/01/01
Date of Entry: 1995/01/06
Revision Date: 2015/06/23

Allowable Qualifiers: classification (CL)

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Concept UI: M0028289
Scope Note: A technique of culturing mixed cell types in vitro to allow their synergistic or antagonistic interactions, such as on CELL DIFFERENTIATION or APOPTOSIS. Coculture can be of different types of cells, tissues, or organs from normal or disease states.
Terms: Coculture Techniques Preferred Term
Term UI T570670
Date01/29/2004
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2005); Co-culture
Term UI T548476
Date08/19/2003
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2005); Cocultivation
Term UI T056389
Date09/08/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); Coculture
Term UI T056390
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996)

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