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reifzellig

English translation: differentiated, mature

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German term or phrase:reifzellig
English translation:differentiated, mature
Entered by: Sonja Poeltl

23:49 Apr 23, 2008
German to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / Histologie
German term or phrase: reifzellig
Zur Darstellung kommt regelrecht lobuliertes ***reifzelliges*** Fettgewebe mit zahlreichen Gefaessanschnitten. Kein Anhalt fuer Malignitaet.
Sonja Poeltl
Local time: 04:12
differentiated
Explanation:
"reifzellig" as in "mature" cells - i.e. "differentiated"

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-04-24 00:53:22 GMT)
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An example of an "undifferentiated cell" is a stem cell, which has the potential to become any other type of cell. Once the stem cell becomes a specific type of tissue cell, it is is then "differentiated".
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Dawn Montague
United States
Local time: 04:12
Grading comment
Danke!
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differentiated


Explanation:
"reifzellig" as in "mature" cells - i.e. "differentiated"

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-04-24 00:53:22 GMT)
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An example of an "undifferentiated cell" is a stem cell, which has the potential to become any other type of cell. Once the stem cell becomes a specific type of tissue cell, it is is then "differentiated".

Example sentence(s):
  • Die Knochenmarkinfiltration durch reifzellige Plasmazellen betrug 40 % der angeschnittenen Markfläche.
  • Bone marrow histology revealed a 40 % infiltration of the marrow by differentiated plasma cells.

    Reference: http://www.thieme-connect.com/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-2000-9472
Dawn Montague
United States
Local time: 04:12
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 56
Grading comment
Danke!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dr.G.MD (X)
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Gerhard!
agree  Anne Schulz: "mature" selbst ist ansonsten auch recht gebräuchlich für Fettgewebe
8 hrs
  -> Danke, Anne
agree  Barbara Wiebking: Finde auch mature logischer, vgl. http://www.kumc.edu/stemcell/mature.html
9 hrs
  -> Danke!
agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
10 hrs
  -> Thanks!
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