mi·cro·in·jec·tion (m  kr - n-j k sh n)n. Injection of minute amounts of a substance into a microscopic structure, such as a single cell. |
microinjection
[mī′krō·injek′shən]
the injection of tiny amounts of a substance into a cell by using micromanipulation instruments.
microinjection
a method in which very finely drawn glass pipettes held in a finely adjustable mechanical device are used to introduce new materials (antibodies, organelles, DNA) into cells as they are visualized under a microscope.
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