Tissue culture
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Tissue culture refers to the growth of tissues and/or cells separate from the organism. In 1907 the American zoologist Ross Granville Harrison demonstrated the growth of frog nerve cell processes in a medium of clotted lymph. This term usually is used in the context of animal tissue culture, while the more specific term plant tissue culture is used for plants.
[edit] Modern Usage
In modern usage, "tissue culture" often refers to the growth of animal or plant cells in vitro. In particular, the term is often used interchangeably with cell culture to specifically describe the in vitro culturing of mammalian cells.
However, "tissue culture" can also be used to refer to the culturing of tissue pieces, i.e. explant culture or whole organs, i.e. organ culture.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- www.research.umbc.edu/~jwolf/method5.htm - how-to guide for biology students
- Plant Tissue Culture - way to "xerox" a plant
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