Identification of anti-invasive but noncytotoxic chemotherapeutic agents using the tetrazolium dye MTT to quantitate viable cells in matrigel

BioTechniques

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1038-1043

  Sasaki, Carl Y ^a,b   Passaniti, Antonino ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; MATRIGEL; MINOCYCLINE; PACLITAXEL; SURAMIN;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER INVASION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG SCREENING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL;

EID: 0031748845     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2144/98246cr04     Document Type: Article

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