The growth factor inhibitor suramin reduces apoptosis and cell aggregation in protein-free CHO cell batch cultures

Biotechnology Progress

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 319-325

  Zanghi, James A ^a,b   Renner, Wolfgang A ^a,c   Bailey, James E ^a   Fussenegger, Martin ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b SCIOS INC   (United States)

^c CYTOS BIOTECHNOLOGY AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; APOPTOSIS; BATCH CELL CULTURE; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL SECRETION; CHO CELL; DEXTRAN SULFATE; INSULIN; POLYVINYL SULFATE; RECOMBINANT ENZYME; SERUM; SURAMIN; SUSPENSION CELL CULTURE;

BATCH CELL CULTURE; DNA; ENZYMES; GROWTH KINETICS; PROTEINS;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CHINESE HAMSTER OVARY CELLS; GROWTH FACTOR INHIBITOR; SINGLE CELL SUSPENSION CULTURE; SURAMIN;

AGENTS;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; CULTURE MEDIA, SERUM-FREE; CYCLIN E; DEXTRAN SULFATE; POLYVINYLS; SURAMIN;

CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS GRISEUS;

EID: 0034129598     PISSN: 87567938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bp0000353     Document Type: Article

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