A cytotoxicity assay utilizing a fluorescent dye that determines accurate surviving fractions of cells

Journal of Immunological Methods

Volumn 172, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 255-264

  Sellers, James R ^a   Cook, Sherrilyn ^a   Goldmacher, Victor S ^a  

^a IMMUNOGEN INC   (United States)

Author keywords

2 ,7 bis (2 Carboxyethyl) 5(6) carboxyfluorescein; Antibody toxin conjugate; Cytotoxicity; Dye exclusion; Fluorescent dye; Immunotoxin; Proliferation of cells; Ricin; Toxicity; Trypan blue; Viability

Indexed keywords

2',7' BIS(2 CARBOXYETHYL) 5 (6)CARBOXYFLUORESCEIN; DYE; FLUORESCEIN; IMMUNOTOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CELL VIABILITY; CYTOTOXICITY; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CELL DIVISION; CELL FRACTIONATION; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; CYTOTOXICITY TESTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; FLUORESCEINS; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMAN; IMMUNOTOXINS; RICIN;

EID: 0027931804     PISSN: 00221759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-1759(94)90112-0     Document Type: Article

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