Application and evaluation of the alamarblue assay for cell growth and survival of fibroblasts

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Animal

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 239-246

  Voytik Harbin, Sherry L ^a   Brightman, A O ^a   Waisner, B ^a   Lamar, C H ^a   Badylak, S F ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AlamarBlue; Bioassay; Fibroblast; Growth factor assay; Proliferation

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; ALAMAR BLUE; DYE; RADIOISOTOPE; THYMIDINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRAIN 3T3; CELL SURVIVAL; FIBROBLAST; MOUSE; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032468181     PISSN: 10712690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11626-998-0130-x     Document Type: Article

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