Culture of animal cells : a manual of basic technique /

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Author / Creator:Freshney, R. Ian.
Edition:4th ed.
Imprint:New York : Wiley-Liss, c2000.
Description:xxvi, 577 p., [12] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4253187
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ISBN:0471348899 (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 523-560) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Figures
  • Color Plates
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations
  • 1. Introduction
  • Background
  • Advantages of Tissue Culture
  • Limitations
  • Major Differences In Vitro
  • Types of Tissue Culture
  • 2. Biology of Cultured Cells
  • The Culture Environment
  • Cell Adhesion
  • Cell Proliferation
  • Differentiation
  • Energy Metabolism
  • Initiation of the Culture
  • Evolution of Cell Lines
  • The Development of Continuous Cell Lines
  • Origin of Cultured Cells
  • 3. Design and Layout
  • Planning
  • Construction and Services
  • Layout
  • 4. Equipment
  • Requirements of a Tissue Culture Laboratory Essential Equipment
  • Beneficial Equipment
  • Useful Additional Equipment
  • Consumable Items
  • 5. Aseptic Technique
  • Objectives of Aseptic Technique
  • Elements of Aseptic Environment
  • Sterile Handling
  • Laminar Flow
  • Standard Procedure
  • Apparatus and Equipment
  • 6. Safety
  • Risk Assessment
  • General Safety
  • Fire
  • Radiation
  • Biohazards
  • 7. Culture Vessels
  • The Substrate
  • Choice of Culture Vessel
  • Specialized Systems
  • Treated Surfaces
  • 8. Media
  • Development of Media
  • Physicochemical Properties
  • Balanced Salt Solutions
  • Complete Media
  • Serum
  • Selection of Medium and Serum
  • Other Supplements
  • 9. Serum-Free Media
  • Disadvantages of Serum
  • Advantages of Serum-Free Media
  • Disadvantages of Serum-Free Media
  • Replacement of Serum
  • Selection of Serum-Free Medium
  • Development of Serum-Free Medium
  • Preparation of Serum-Free Medium
  • Conclusions
  • 10. Preparation and Sterilization
  • Apparatus
  • Reagents and Media
  • Control, Testing, and Storage of Media
  • 11. Primary Culture
  • Types of Primary Cell Culture
  • Isolation of the Tissue
  • Primary Culture
  • 12. Cell Lines
  • Nomenclature
  • Subculture and Propagation
  • Immortalization of Cell Lines
  • Cell Line Designations
  • Selection of Cell Line
  • Routine Maintenance
  • 13. Cloning and Selection
  • Cloning
  • Stimulation of Plating Efficiency
  • Suspension Cloning
  • Isolation of Clones
  • Replica Plating
  • Selective Inhibitors
  • Isolation of Genetic Variants
  • Interaction with Susbstrate
  • 14. Cell Separation
  • Cell Density and Isopyknic Sedimentation
  • Antibody-Based Techniques
  • Magnetic Sorting
  • Cell Size and Sedimentation Velocity
  • Centrifugal Elutriation
  • Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sorting
  • Other Techniques
  • Beginner's Approach to Cell Separation
  • 15. Characterization
  • The Need for Characterization
  • Morphology
  • Chromosome Analysis
  • DNA Content
  • RNA and Protein
  • Enzyme Activity
  • Antigenic Markers
  • Differentiation
  • Authentication
  • 16. Differentiation
  • Expression of In Vivo Phenotype
  • Stages of Commitment and Differentiation
  • Proliferation and Differentiation
  • Commitment and Lineage
  • Markers of Differentiation
  • Induction of Differentiation
  • Differentiation and Malignancy
  • Practical Aspects
  • 17. Transformation
  • Role in Cell Line Characterization
  • What is Transformation?
  • Genetic Instability
  • Immortalization
  • Aberrant Growth Control
  • Tumorigenicity
  • 18. Contamination
  • Sources of Contamination
  • Types of Microbial Contamination
  • Monitoring for Contamination
  • Eradication of Contamination
  • Cross-Contamination
  • Conclusions
  • 19. Cryopreservation
  • Need for Cryopreservation
  • Preservation
  • Cell Banks
  • Transporting Cells
  • 20. Quantitation
  • Cell Counting
  • Cell Weight
  • DNA Content
  • Protein
  • Rates of Synthesis
  • Preparation of Samples for Enzyme Assay and Immunoassay
  • Cytometry
  • Replicate Sampling
  • Cell Proliferation
  • Plating Efficiency
  • Labeling Index
  • Cell Cycle Time (Generation Time)
  • Cell Migration
  • 21. Cytotoxicity
  • Introduction
  • In Vitro Limitations
  • Nature of the Assay
  • Anticancer Drug Screening
  • Transformation
  • Inflammation
  • 22. Specialized Cells
  • Epithelial Cells
  • Mensenchymal Cells
  • Neuroectodermal Cells
  • Hematopoietic Cells
  • Gonads
  • 23. Tumor Cells
  • Sampling
  • Disaggregation
  • Primary Culture
  • Characterization
  • Development of Cell Lines
  • Selective Culture
  • Specific Tumor Types
  • 24. Organotypic Culture
  • Cell Interaction and Phenotypic Expression
  • Organ Culture
  • Histotypic Culture
  • Filter-Well Inserts
  • Cultures of Neuronal Aggregates
  • Organotypic Culture
  • 25. Scale-Up
  • Scale-up in Suspension
  • Scale-up in Monolayer
  • 26. Specialized Techniques
  • Lymphocyte Preparation
  • Autoradiography
  • Time-Lapse Recording
  • Confocal Microscopy
  • Cell Synchrony
  • Culture of Amniocytes
  • Culture of Cells from Poikilotherms
  • 27. Molecular Techniques
  • Molecular Biology in Cell Culture
  • In Situ Molecular Hybridization
  • Somatic Cell Fusion
  • Production of Monoclonal Antibodies
  • DNA Transfer
  • 28. Problem Solving
  • Slow Cell Growth
  • Choice of Medium
  • Unstable Reagents
  • Purity of Constituents
  • Plastics
  • Glassware
  • Microbial Contamination
  • Chemical Contamination
  • Primary Culture
  • Cloning
  • Differentiation
  • Feeding
  • Subculture
  • Cross-Contamination
  • Cryopreservation
  • Granularity of Cells
  • Cell Counting
  • Viability
  • In Conclusion
  • Reagent Appendix
  • Trade Index
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Index