cell viability
Type: concept Aliases: cell survivalviabilitycellular health
- Systems Analogy The percentage of living, healthy cells actively functioning in a tissue or sample.
- Formal Definition A measure of the proportion of live, healthy, and functionally active cells within a given population.
Mentioned In
- Moleculemisfolded proteins
- Processautophagy
Scientific Sources & Literature Citations
- [1] Book / Monograph Oleske DM. Epidemiology of Chronic Disease. 2nd ed. 2018. ↗
"Cell viability measures the active metabolic state of cells."