Tissue-specific expression - Gene function and expression which is restricted to a particular tissue or cell type.
Each type generates replacement cells for the particular tissue in which it is found.
"Some embryonic stem cell lines make particular tissues better than others."
Cancer risk is determined by the age at exposure and concentration of radioisotopes in particular tissues.
He explained that certain proteins, called co-regulators, could make estrogen more or less potent in a particular tissue.
"That means we can customize the fit to the patient's particular glandular tissue, to her thoracic shape and to her desire."
These junctions are involved in the communication and organization of cells within a particular tissue.
Others have an affinity for particular tissues, such as plutonium into bone, and may be retained there for years in spite of their foreign nature.
Hyperplasia may be harmless and occur on a particular tissue.
It does involve switching off many genes not needed in a particular tissue.