Meanings
matrigel1
nounmatrigel (plural matrigels)
plural matrigels
- Alternative letter-case form of Matrigel.
All cells were subjected to a matrigel invasion assay.
2008 December 12, Varambally et al., “Genomic Loss of microRNA-101 Leads to Overexpression of Histone Methyltransferase EZH2 in Cancer”, in Science, volume 322, number 5908, →DOI
Matrigel2
nounMatrigel (plural Matrigels)
plural Matrigels · alternative matrigel
- A gelatinous protein mixture secreted by mouse tumor cells, or specifically a plug composed of this mixture
Matrigels appear as dark, heavily hemoglobinized gelatinous implants in the ventral sc tissue.
2002, Sonia Franco et al., “Decreased B16F10 Melanoma Growth and Impaired Vascularization in Telomerase-deficient Mice with Critically Short Telomeres”, in Cancer Research, volume 62
Origin
From the brand name "Matrigel", marketed by BD Biosciences.
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