IN VIVO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does in vivo mean? 

• IN VIVO (adjective)
  The adjective IN VIVO has 1 sense:

1. of a biological process occurring within a living organism

  Familiarity information: IN VIVO used as an adjective is very rare.

• IN VIVO (adverb)
  The adverb IN VIVO has 1 sense:

1. in the living organism

  Familiarity information: IN VIVO used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IN VIVO (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of a biological process occurring within a living organism

Context example:

in vivo techniques

Domain category:

biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)

Antonym:

in vitro (of a biological process occurring in an artificial environment outside the living organism)

• IN VIVO (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In the living organism

Context example:

studies conducted in vivo

Pertainym:

in vivo (of a biological process occurring within a living organism)

 Context examples 

Mespirenone, after in vivo metabolization, inhibits aldosterone synthase (steroid 18-hydroxylase), thereby preventing the synthesis of aldosterone in addition to the synthesis of other mineralocorticoids.

(Mespirenone, NCI Thesaurus)

Unlike doxorubicin, this agent is metabolized in vivo to a DNA-alkylating derivative that forms DNA interstrand cross-links, thereby potentiating its doxorubicin-like cytotoxicity.

(Morpholinodoxorubicin, NCI Thesaurus)

In vivo, the active metabolite, MPA, reversibly inhibits inosine 5'-monophosphate dehydrogenase, an enzyme involved in the de novo synthesis of guanine nucleotides.

(Mycophenolate mofetil, NCI Thesaurus)

Calcitriol regulates calcium in vivo by promoting absorption in the intestine, reabsorption in the kidneys, and, along with parathyroid hormone, regulation of bone growth.

(Calcitriol, NCI Thesaurus)

They studied whether the protective function of URI was also effective in vivo and whether it was capable of mitigating the effects of high-dose irradiation, and hence, gastrointestinal syndrome.

(New Way Discovered for Protecting against High-Dose Radiation Damage, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

ARQ 761 is converted to beta-lapachone (b-lap) in vivo.

(Beta-lapachone Prodrug ARQ 761, NCI Thesaurus)

In vivo, bortezomib delays tumor growth and enhances the cytotoxic effects of radiation and chemotherapy.

(Bortezomib, NCI Thesaurus)

For non-invasive detection, Protease-Activated Near-Infrared Fluorescent Probes are used for in vivo Imaging of tumors in Mice.

(Near-Infrared Fluorescence Imaging Probe, NCI Thesaurus)

In cell culture NGF induces the formation of neurite projections and in vivo may stimulate the innervation of tissues.

(Nerve Growth Factor Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

PADRE peptides have been shown the capacity to deliver help for antibody responses in vivo.

(PADRE 965.10, NCI Thesaurus)