hemibrain
hemibrain noun: either half of the vertically dissected brain.
Noun
hemibrain (plural hemibrains)
- Either half of the vertically dissected brain
- One hemibrain was snap frozen in liquid nitrogen and stored at -80°C before further Western blot, while the other hemibrain was fixed in paraformaldehyde (4% for 24 h and 2% for additional 2–14 days) at 4°C followed by dehydration and embedding in paraffin.2015 August 1, “Ablation of CCAAT/Enhancer-Binding Protein Delta (C/EBPD): Increased Plaque Burden in a Murine Alzheimer’s Disease Model”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Forms of hemibrain
| plural | hemibrains |
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Origin of hemibrain
From hemi- + brain.
Questions about hemibrain
- What does hemibrain mean?
- Hemibrain means either half of the vertically dissected brain.
- What part of speech is hemibrain?
- Hemibrain is a noun.
- What is the plural of hemibrain?
- The plural of hemibrain is hemibrains.
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