Phrases with «small biopsy»

A "small biopsy" refers to a procedure where a tiny piece of tissue is removed from the body for further examination. It is done to help diagnose or study diseases or conditions without having to take out a larger amount of tissue. Full definition

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  • In the study, reported online in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, small biopsies of papillae — the little bumps on the tongue that contain taste receptors — were taken from 18 people known to have the same moderate - taster (heterozygous) genotype for the TASR38 bitter taste receptor and the amount of mRNA expression for this genotype was measured. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The sphincters were engineered using small biopsies from the animals» sphincter and intestinal tissue. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Cardiosphere - derived stem cells (CDCs) are cells grown from small biopsy samples taken from the heart and are delivered back to the patient's heart by intracoronary infusion. (discovery.lifemapsc.com)
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