Cancer Cell Culture Methods and Protocols

The growing of cancer cells in the laboratory has been a powerful tool for studying and understanding the biology of cancer and the effects of drugs on cancer cells. In Cancer Cell Culture: Methods and Protocols, expert researchers describe in detail their most productive and up-to-date methods for...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Langdon, Simon P. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Totowa, NJ Humana Press 2004, 2004
Edition:1st ed. 2004
Series:Methods in Molecular Medicine
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Collection: Springer Protocols Archive 1981-2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • to Cancer Cell Culture
  • Basic Principles of Cancer Cell Culture
  • Essential Techniques of Cancer Cell Culture
  • Characterization and Authentication
  • Characterization and Authentication of Cancer Cell Lines
  • Authentication of Cancer Cell Lines by DNA Fingerprinting
  • Cytogenetic Characterization of Tumor Cell Lines
  • Isolation and Culture of Specialized Cell Types
  • Isolation and Culture of Colon Cancer Cell Lines
  • Isolation and Culture of Melanoma Cell Lines
  • Isolation and Culture of Human Brain Tumor Cells
  • Isolation and Culture of Renal Cancer Cell Lines
  • Isolation and Culture of Prostate Cancer Cell Lines
  • Isolation and Culture of Ovarian Cancer Cell Lines
  • Isolation and Culture of Leukemia Cell Lines
  • Functional Assays in Cell Culture
  • Cell Sensitivity Assays: Clonogenic Assay
  • Cell Sensitivity Assays: The MTT Assay
  • PARP Cleavage as a Means of Assessing Apoptosis
  • Detection of Apoptosis by the TUNEL Assay
  • Apoptosis Measurement by Annexin V Staining
  • Cell Adhesion Assays
  • Radial Monolayer Cell Migration Assay
  • Invasion and Motility Assays
  • Identification of Senescence in Cancer Cells
  • Angiogenesis Assays
  • Flow Cytometric DNA Analysis of Human Cancer Cell Lines
  • Modification of Cancer Cells
  • DNA-Mediated Gene Transfer
  • Development of Drug-Resistant Models
  • Immortalization of Human Prostate Cells With the Human Papillomavirus Type 16 E6 Gene
  • The Use of Matrigel to Facilitate the Establishment of Human Cancer Cell Lines as Xenografts
  • Coculture Systems
  • Coculture of Prostate Cancer Cells
  • Coculture of Ovarian Cells Using Porous Tissue Culture Inserts
  • Cell Line Contamination
  • Cell Culture Contamination
  • Detecting Mycoplasma Contamination in Cell Cultures by Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Elimination of Mycoplasma from Infected Cell Lines Using Antibiotics