Talk:In vivo

—in vivo is for natural settings, in vitro is for artifical settings, what phrase can describe the in between? Such as is seen when primary cells are put into culture or cell lines are used? In cultu?


 * I think the current incarnation of the article makes the differentiation clearer between in vivo and in vitro. Cells in culture would be in vitro. G.hartig 02:33, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * I study molecular docking and we use the phrase in vivo to mean a reaction that actually takes place in the cell, rather than a reaction which is merely predicted by the computer model. We might refer to cells in culture as in vivo. It is all relative! I put something to this effect, I hope it is uncontroversial. Zargulon 18:16, 3 September 2005 (UTC)

Also, am changing the introduction, since in vivo/vitro isn't limited to a research context but applies to any field where the distinction is useful, obvious example is fertilization of embryos. Zargulon 18:48, 3 September 2005 (UTC)

mistake? the article currently states: "In molecular biology In vivo refers to experimentation done at the cellular level. Once cells are disrupted and individual parts are analyzed, this is known as in vivo." I think, once the cell is disrupted and experiments on a sub-cellular level are performed, it is clearly an in vitro experiment. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.60.28.29 (talk) 10:13, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

Not necessarily experiments
this article does not cover the meaning that In vivohas in the article about Infertility                   --Melaen 13:26, 30 November 2005 (UTC)
 * I had a look at the page and can't find the problem. Where abouts is it? G.hartig 11:30, 19 March 2006 (UTC)
 * I think Melaen means that in vivo doesn't necessarily refer to research or experiments (first line of this article: "refers to experimentation using a whole, living organism"). In vitro fertilization, for example, isn't an experiment! As another example, in Thalidomide, it says the different forms of the drug can go back and forth in vivo. For better definitions: answers.com, and we can build from there. Huey.freeman (talk) 18:38, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

In real life
The phrase "in vivo" also seems to be used in other fields as a sort of synonym for "in real life." I suppose some would consider it misused in that sense, but I've seen it in computer science as well as in social science (regarding studies of actions by individuals or groups). B.J. Smith 18:27, 3 February 2014 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bjsmithdotus (talk • contribs)

Biorelevant Dissolution media to forecast the In Vivo Performance of A Drug
Hello I have made a following change while keeping in mind the medium used for moderating drug sets are going smoothly. To make it simple, I have untechinally expressed how a In Vivo given media can basic-change and enhance a drug performance. With according to the study so that the readers can access the free (not subscribed) NCBI article. If some suggestions are given here to improve the statement and make it more understanding or more untechnical just ping and give a message here. Eleanor De Cruzem (talk) 13:12, 6 January 2019 (UTC)