| cellulase |
Enzyme catalysing the breakdown of cellulose.
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| cell fusion |
Formation of a single hybrid cell from two cells of different species, cultured in vitro. The cells fuse and coalesce, but their nuclei may remain separated. During subsequent cell division, a single spindle is formed so that each daughter cell has a single nucleus containing sets of chromosomes from each parental line. Subsequent divisions often result in the loss of chromosomes and therefore of genes. ...
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| cell line |
A cell lineage that can be maintained in culture. A cell line arises from a primary culture. It implies that cultures from it consist of several lineages of the cells originally present in the primary culture.
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| cellulose |
(cell + ose, a suffix indicating a carbohydrate) A complex carbohydrate composed of long, unbranched chains of beta-glucose ((1.4)-linked-b-d-glucose) molecules, which contribute to the structural framework of plant cell walls. It comprises 40% to 55% by weight of the plant cell wall.
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| cell-mediated immune response |
The activation of T cells of the immune system in response to the presence of a foreign antigen.
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