cytotoxicity

[sahy-toh-tok-sis-i-tee]

noun

1. cell destruction caused by a cytotoxic substance.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cytotoxicity¹

cytotoxic ( def. ) + -ity

Example Sentences

In experiments carried out on cell cultures under special conditions, over 85 % of a breast cancer cell culture died off after 72 hours while no cytotoxicity was observed for a healthy cell culture.

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The results not only indicate that histidine can increase methotrexate-driven cytotoxicity in cancer cells, but also raise the possibility that some mechanism is reducing the toxic effects of THF depletion in normal tissues.

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D.M. established the expression cell lines and performed most cytotoxicity tests.

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PD-L1 on tumor cells is sufficient for immune evasion in immunogenic tumors and inhibits CD8 T cell cytotoxicity.

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However, its association with direct cytotoxicity is less strong.

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