Keith Porter and the founding of the tissue culture association: A fiftieth anniversary tribute, 1946-1996

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Animal

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 663-669

  Moberg, Carol L ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cell biology; electron microscopy; history of science; Rous Sarcoma Virus (RSV); tissue culture

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HISTORY; REVIEW; ROUS SARCOMA ONCOVIRUS; TISSUE CULTURE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0030444110     PISSN: 10712690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02724051     Document Type: Review

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