The phrase "specific subtypes" refers to distinct categories or types within a larger group that share similar characteristics or belong to a particular subset. Full definition
What they found was that when they overexpress transcription factors that drive the specification of specific subtypes of neurons in other cells in C. elegans, these do not by themselves cause the cell to convert into neurons. (abcam.com)
The combination of durvalumab and tremelimumab offered a modest response rate in unselected patients with heavily pretreated metastatic sarcoma, but higher rates were seen in specific subtypes, including angiosarcoma and alveolar soft - part sarcoma (ASPS). (cancernetwork.com)
These findings are consistent with our previous studies of transplanting specific subtypes of rodent glial precursor derived astrocytes into sites of spinal cord injury, and indicate a remarkable conservation from rat to human of functional differences between astrocyte subtypes. (journals.plos.org)