brein.
/brʌɪ/ Biochemistry.
Living tissue which has been ground or finely cut into a pulp for experimental purposes, sometimes with fluid added to form a suspension.
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1935 Biochem. Jrnl. 29 57 Evidently determinations of Qo2 in tissue ‘brei’ must be influenced by these findings.
1946 Nature 19 Oct. 555/2 The brei resulting from grinding the larvae in a mortar was homogenized.
1962 A. Pirie Lens Metabolism 431 (heading) Formation of α-glycerophosphate from glucose by intact rabbit lens or undiluted lens brei.
1976 Nature 22 Jan. 223/2 The tissues from six pregnant mice..were homogenised in phosphate-buffered saline..and the resultant tissue brei was absorbed in equal proportions (w/v) with the antisera for 30 min at 37°C.
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