Cellemål

Cellemål is a term found in some Scandinavian scientific writings to denote a cellular endpoint, target, or measurable outcome in cell-based experiments. The word combines celle, meaning cell, and mål, meaning goal, target, or endpoint in Norwegian and Danish, and is sometimes rendered as cellemål in Danish or Norwegian contexts. It is not part of formal international nomenclature, and its exact meaning depends on the context in which it appears.

Usage and interpretation

In cell culture and related biology fields, et cellemål may refer to a predefined end point used to evaluate an experiment. Examples include achieving a certain cell confluence, reaching a specified level of viability, obtaining a particular level of differentiation marker expression, or detecting a specified change in a biomarker. In pharmacology or cancer research, it can denote the target cellular response that a treatment aims to elicit or suppress, such as an apoptosis rate, a proliferation index, or changes in signaling activity.

Design and reporting

Describing the cellemål helps establish the goals of an experiment and the end points used for statistical analysis. Because the term is not standardized internationally, writers should define its meaning explicitly in any document where it appears, to avoid ambiguity across languages or research communities.

See also

Cell culture, End point, Biomarker, Experimental design, In vitro assays.