• (n.) The act of immortalizing, or state of being immortalized.
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Synonym for immortalisation ... <cell biology> The ability of a genetically engineered cell line to reproduce indefinitely ... The cells escape from the normal limitation on growth of a finite number of division cycles (the Hayflick limit), by variants in animal cell cultures and cells in some tumours. ... Immortalisation in culture may be sp...
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Escape from the normal limitation on growth of a finite number of division cycles (the Hayflick limit), by variants in animal cell cultures, and cells in some tumours. Immortalization in culture may be spontaneous, as happens particularly readily in mouse cells, or induced by mutagens or by transfection of certain oncogenes.
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Im·mor`tal·i·za'tion noun The act of immortalizing, or state of being immortalized.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: i-mōr′tăl-i-zā′shŭn Definitions: 1. Conferring on normal cells cultured in vitro the property of an infinite lifespan, as from spontaneous mutation, by exposure to chemical carcinogens, or by viral infection. Immortalization of primary cells in culture is the first of several steps in the ex...
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immortalization 1. The ability of a genetically engineered cell line to reproduce indefinitely. 2. The act of immortalizing (exempt from death), or the situation whereby one is immortalized (given unending life).
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