overconfluent en · ADJ
Etymology
From over- + confluent.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Excessively confluent
Sdc1-overexpressing HMF gained an enhanced spindle-shaped morphology when cultured in an overconfluent state under conditions permissive for ECM production, which was partially reversed by siRNA-mediated silencing of β3 integrin expression.
2016 February 25, “Syndecan-1-Induced ECM Fiber Alignment Requires Integrin αvβ3 and Syndecan-1 Ectodomain and Heparan Sulfate Chains”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI: