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dematuration

dematuration noun: the reversal of the maturation of a cell.

Noun

dematuration (uncountable)

  1. The reversal of the maturation of a cell.
    • Our data, which indicated an increase in serum (humans and mice) and testicular (mice) AMH level after chemotherapy, suggest that the absence of germ cells due to exogenous damage may induce dematuration or dedifferentiation of Sertoli cells (3).2015 October 1, Mattan Levi, Noa Hasky, Salomon M. Stemmer, Ruth Shalgi, Irit Ben-Aharon, “Anti-Müllerian Hormone Is a Marker for Chemotherapy-Induced Testicular Toxicity”, in Endocrinology, volume...

Origin of dematuration

From de- + maturation.

Questions about dematuration

What does dematuration mean?
Dematuration means the reversal of the maturation of a cell.
What part of speech is dematuration?
Dematuration is a noun.

Words near dematuration in the dictionary

  1. demats
  2. dematted
  3. dematter
  4. dematters
  5. dematting
  6. dematuration
  7. demaund
  8. demaunde
  9. demaunded
  10. demaunder
  11. demaunders

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