SUBPOPULATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does subpopulation mean? 

• SUBPOPULATION (noun)
  The noun SUBPOPULATION has 1 sense:

1. a population that is part of a larger population

  Familiarity information: SUBPOPULATION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUBPOPULATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A population that is part of a larger population

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("subpopulation" is a kind of...):

population; universe ((statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn)

Domain category:

statistics (a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "subpopulation"):

stratum (a subpopulation divided into a stratified sampling)

 Context examples 

Interleukin-14, encoded by the IL14 gene, is a cytokine that induces B-cell proliferation, inhibits immunoglobulin secretion, and selectively expands certain B-cell subpopulations.

(Interleukin-14, NCI Thesaurus)

Cytokine that induces B-cell proliferation, inhibits immunoglobulin secretion, and selectively expands certain B-cell subpopulations.

(Interleukin-14, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Subpopulation of CD4+ lymphocytes which induce CD8+ suppressor T-cells (T-LYMPHOCYTES, SUPPRESSOR-EFFECTOR) to suppress antibody production by B-cells.

(Murine T-Lymphocytes, Suppressor-Inducer, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Human IL14 gene at 5q31 encodes Interleukin-14, which is a cytokine that induces B-cell proliferation, inhibits immunoglobulin secretion, and selectively expands certain B-cell subpopulations.

(IL14 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

The cell surface NKTR Protein is involved in the recognition of tumor cells by large granular lymphocytes, a subpopulation of white blood cells that kill tumor cells by an MHC-independent mechanism.

(NK-Tumor Recognition Protein, NCI Thesaurus)

Video-microscopy procedure for the analysis of the nuclear chromatin organization status in neoplastic lesions and the detection of nuclear subpopulations on hematoxylin-eosin stained sections.

(Karyometry, NCI Thesaurus)

A subpopulation of CD4+ lymphocytes that cooperate with other lymphocytes (either T or B) to initiate a variety of immune functions.

(Helper-Inducer T-Lymphocyte, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Specifically, correlations are preserved between neurons located within individual regions and between some subpopulations of neurons located in different cerebral areas.

(Brain Is Still 'Connected' during Non-REM Sleep, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The scientists identified two distinct subpopulations of neurons in the BNST that connect to separate populations of neurons in the lateral hypothalamus.

(Researchers identify key brain circuits for reward-seeking and avoidance behavior, National Institutes of Health)

A subpopulation of regulatory T-lymphocytes involved in MHC Class I-restricted interactions.

(CD8-Positive T-Lymphocyte, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)