Effects of simulated microgravity on DU 145 human prostate carcinoma cells

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 587-597

  Clejan, Sanda ^a,c,d   O'Connor, Kim C ^a,b,c,e   Cowger, Nancy L ^b,c   Cheles, Mary K ^a   Haque, Salima ^a   Primavera, Amy C ^b  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Tulane University   (United States)

^c Tulane Interdisc Molec Cell Biol ^*  (United States)

^d Center for Bioenvironmental Research   (United States)

^e Lindy Boggs Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

cytoskeletal proteins; HARV; morphology; prostate carcinoma cells; simulated microgravity; three dimensional culture

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELLS; CELL CYCLE; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; HIGH ASPECT ROTATING WALL VESSEL; IMMUNOSTAINING; PROSTATE CARCINOMA CELLS; SIMULATED MICROGRAVITY;

ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; BIOREACTORS; DISEASES; GROWTH KINETICS; MICROGRAVITY PROCESSING; MORPHOLOGY; PROTEINS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TURBULENCE; UROLOGY;

CELLS;

ACTIN; CYTOKERATIN; VIMENTIN;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL GROWTH; CELL METABOLISM; CELL STRUCTURE; DESMOSOME; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROGRAVITY; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; SIMULATION;

EID: 0030570255     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0290(19960605)50:5<587::AID-BIT14>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Article

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