The morphology of mesangial cells cultured at high density and in collagen gels

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 403-414

  Maile, S ^a   Zimmermann, B ^a   Ketteler, M ^a   Merker, H J ^a,b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Collagen gels; High density cells cultures; Morphology

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN GEL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL GROWTH; CELL NUCLEUS MATRIX; IN VITRO STUDY; MESANGIUM CELL; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALS; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL COUNT; CELLS, CULTURED; COLLAGEN; CULTURE MEDIA; GELS; GLOMERULAR MESANGIUM; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; RATS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034005019     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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