Diffusion Chambers, Culture

**Definition:** Devices used in a technique by which cells or tissues are grown in vitro or, by implantation, in vivo within chambers permeable to diffusion of solutes across the chamber walls. The chambers are used for studies of drug effects, osmotic responses, cytogenic and immunologic phenomena, metabolism, etc., and include tissue cages.

**Tree numbers:** - E07.241

**Synonyms:** - Culture Diffusion Chambers - Semi-Permeable Chambers - Semipermeable Chambers