antidepressants of serotonin S1 and S2 receptors of normal human brain in vitro. European Journal of Pharmacology. December 1986, 132 (2–3): 115–121. PMID 3816971
是經由電腦模擬」之意,此用語是衍生自另外兩個在生物學上常用的片語:in vivo(生物活體內)及in vitro(生物活體外)。 ex vivo in situ in utero in vitro in vivo World Wide Words: In silico (页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆)