Neonatal rat heart cells cultured in simulated microgravity

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Animal

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 337-343

  Akins, Robert E ^a   Schroedl, Nancy A ^a   Gonda, Steve R ^b   Hartzell, Charles R ^a  

^a NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture method; HARV bioreactor; Heart cells; Microgravity; Tissue generation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; GROWTH REGULATION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; MICROGRAVITY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030920203     PISSN: 10712690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11626-997-0003-8     Document Type: Article

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