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heterologous

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heterologous /het·er·ol·o·gous/ (het″er-ol´ah-gus)
1. made up of tissue not normal to the part.

het·er·ol·o·gous (ht-rl-gs)
adj.
1. Of or relating to cytologic or histological elements not normally occurring in a designated part of the body.
2. Derived from a different species, as a graft or transplant.
3. Immunologically related but not identical. Used of certain cells and antiserums.

heterologous.

heterologous [het″er-ol´o-gus]
1. made up of tissue not normal to the part.
3. possessing different alleles in regard to a given characteristic.

heterologous
1. made up of tissue not normal to the part.
2. derived from an individual of a different species.


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TASE: ITGI), Israel, a company engaged with research, development, manufacturing and marketing of heterologous tissue covered stents, announced that its second heterologous tissue covered stent - AneuGraft(R) received CE Mark approval.
The particular benefit of the present model is that the collagen in the graft material is human, and that although the fibroblasts were heterologous, any inflammatory response was transient.
and for a second heterologous amplification system (Internal Control).
 
 
 
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