Cell density dependent plating efficiency affects outcome and interpretation of colony forming assays

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 121-125

  Pomp, J ^a,b   Wike, J L ^c   Ouwerkerk, I J M ^a   Hoogstraten, C ^a   Davelaar, J ^a   Schrier, P I ^a   Leer, J W H ^a   Thames, H D ^c   Brock, W A ^c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b REINIER DE GRAAF HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c Dept of Experimental Radiotherapy ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Colony forming assays; Human melanoma cell lines; Human skin fibroblasts; Plating efficiency; Radiation survival assays

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CLONOGENIC ASSAY; COLONY FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IONIZING RADIATION; MELANOMA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0030220290     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-8140(96)01767-7     Document Type: Article

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