Multicellular tumor spheroids: Intermediates between monolayer culture and in vivo tumor

Cell Biology International

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 157-161

  Kunz Schughart, L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL GROWTH; MONOLAYER CULTURE; SHORT SURVEY; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR SPHEROID;

EID: 0033101647     PISSN: 10656995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cbir.1999.0384     Document Type: Review

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