Sentences with phrase «label specific cell types»

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The technique, named cell type specific labeling using amino acid precursors (CTAP), exploits the inability of vertebrate cells to synthesize essential amino acids normally required for growth and homeostasis.

The researchers then attempted to see if the cells, which they labeled multipotent adult germline stem cells (maGSC), would differentiate into specific types of body cells.

Labeled antibodies, which bind to specific cell types, allowed the researchers to determine which types of neuron were being created at which times.

Because type III cells appear to integrate information from other receptor cells (Tomchik et al., 2007) and use the 5 - HT3 system to transmit information, these previous nerve recording studies may have inhibited transmission of integrated cross-modal information from type III cells, leading to the appearance of strict labeled - line, modality - specific transmission of information.

With the recent development of transgenic mouse models, which allow labelling and manipulation of specific cell types, more and more emphasis has been placed on the tissue scale: How does the collective behavior of many cells gives rise to the architecture that is characteristic for given kind of tissue?

«It tells you about the ecosystem of the tumour», Simona says, «using fluorescent markers, we can label many specific cell types and structures within the brain in the vicinity of the tumour, and look not just at the tumour cells but how they interact with their surroundings.

Tang wondered if he could use previously established mouse lines expressing GFP in specific cell types to do more than just label cells.