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microinjection

American  
[mahy-kroh-in-jek-shuhn] / ˌmaɪ kroʊ ɪnˈdʒɛk ʃən /

noun

Biology.
  1. injection performed under a microscope, especially of a solution or gene transplant into a cell or cell part.


Etymology

Origin of microinjection

First recorded in 1920–25; micro- + injection

Example Sentences

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Typically, this type of research requires highly skilled technicians to perform the microinjection, which many laboratories do not have.

From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2024

University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers have constructed a robot that uses machine learning to fully automate a complicated microinjection process used in genetic research.

From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2024

We identified an efficient OCT4-targeting guide RNA using an inducible human embryonic stem cell-based system and microinjection of mouse zygotes.

From Nature • Sep. 19, 2017

Prior to microinjection, the ribonucleoprotein complex was prepared by centrifuging the Cas9 protein for 1 min at 14,000 r.p.m. at 4 °C and transferring the supernatant to a fresh tube containing the sgRNA.

From Nature • Sep. 19, 2017

Scale bars, 100 μm. e, Quantification of proportions of OCT4-null, mosaic or wild-type mouse blastocysts after microinjection of Cas9 mRNA plus sgRNA1-1, sgRNA1-2, sgRNA2b or sgRNA4, or uninjected controls.

From Nature • Sep. 19, 2017

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