perifuse, v. Med.
(ˈpɛrɪfjuːz)
[f. peri- after perfuse v. 3.]
trans. To subject to an enveloping flow of liquid. So ˈperifused ppl. a.
| 1969 Lancet 25 Oct. 882/1 (heading) Dynamic aspects of proinsulin release from perifused rat pancreas. 1972 Diabetes XXI. 989/2 The islets were perifused with glucose (1·0 mg./ml.). 1974 [see perifusion]. 1975 Nature 1 May 71/1 Cycloheximide (5 µM) was added to the medium used to perifuse one group of halved pituitaries whereas the other group received only the control medium. 1978 Ibid. 19 Jan. 272/1 (caption) Effect of d-glucose on potassium efflux.., and insulin release..from perifused rat islets. |