cytochemistry

cytochemistry
The study of intracellular distribution of chemicals, reaction sites, enzymes, etc., often by means of staining reactions, radioactive isotope uptake, selective metal distribution in electron microscopy, or other methods. SYN: histochemistry.

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cy·to·chem·is·try -'kem-ə-strē n, pl -tries
1) microscopical biochemistry
2) the chemistry of cells
cy·to·chem·i·cal -'kem-i-kəl adj
cy·to·chem·i·cal·ly -i-k(ə-)lē adv
cy·to·chem·ist -'kem-əst n

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n.
the study of chemical compounds and their activities in living cells.

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cy·to·chem·is·try (si″to-kemґis-tre) [cyto- + chemistry] the study of the locations, structural relationships, and interactions of cellular constituents by means of methods such as electron microscopy, cell fractionation, and immunochemical techniques.

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