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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a specimen of cells" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in scientific or medical contexts when referring to a sample of cells for examination or analysis.
Example: "The researcher prepared a specimen of cells to study their response to the new treatment."
Alternatives: "a sample of cells" or "a cell sample".
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An x-ray of the area will be done and after the mass (tumor) is located, the doctor will insert a very thin needle into it and withdraw a specimen of cells that are biopsied.
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Women were asked to provide a specimen of buccal cells using a collection protocol previously outlined by Richards and colleagues [ 62].
We have now identified a somatic non‐synonymous mutation of mTOR that results in a leucine‐to‐valine substitution at amino acid position 2209 in a specimen of large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma.
We have now identified somatic single nucleotide variations in a specimen of large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (LCNEC), one of which results in a Leu‐to‐Val substitution in mTOR.
Interestingly, in the case of stromal cells derived from a surgical tissue specimen of squamous cell cancer of oesophagus, the cyclin D1 expression in tumour stromal cells was downregulated as compared with that observed in normal stromal cells.
A bus, running on hydrogen and with zero exhaust emissions, is being tested on the streets of Chicago and Vancouver, and a specimen fuel-cell car will be unveiled at next month's Frankfurt Motor Show.
A lumbar puncture was performed on the children with suspected cerebral malaria and a normal CSF described as a specimen with a cell count of ≤5 WBCs/mm3 and a CSF protein of ≤40 mg/dl.
Because clinical specimens often have a limited number of cells, a reproducible and cost-effective DNA extraction method is absolutely needed.
As a clinical application, four FFPE tissue specimens of clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) and adjacent non-malignant kidney tissue were chosen.
Currently available cell lines likely reflect certain biases in the specimen source of cell line, and/or in the culturing methods, as suggested by the predominance of HCC lines (from UT Southwestern) among the basal-A group.
Conventional methods have limitations for extracting amplifiable DNA from specimens containing a small number of cells.
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