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Medicine dendritic cells, T and B lymphocytes, and neutrophils,
among many others. - From the Latin for, “in glass”; in a
laboratory dish or test tube; an artificial environment. In
vitro fertilization (IVF) - An assisted reproduction technique
in which fertilization is accomplished outside the body. - In
the living subject; a natural environment. Inner cell mass - The
cluster of cells inside the blastocyst. These cells give rise to
the embryonic disk of the later embryo and ultimately the fetus.
They are the source of embryonic stem cells. - Any one of a
group of fats or fat-like substances characterized by their
insolubility in water and solubility in fat solvents such as
alcohol, ether, and chloroform. - A type of white blood cell
that is part of the body’s cellular im