Drifter technique: A new method to obtain metaphases in Hep-2 cell line cultures

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 537-540

  Lima, Eleonidas Moura ^a,b   Rissino, Jorge Dores ^c   Guimarães, Adriana Costa ^a   Overal, David James ^a   Khayat, André Salim ^a   De Souza, Patrícia Carvalho ^a   Christofolini, Denise Maria ^d   De Arruda Cardoso Smith, Marília ^d   Burbano, Rommel Rodríguez ^a,d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Drifter technique; Hep 2 cell line; Mitotic index

Indexed keywords

EID: 27944444439     PISSN: 15168913     EISSN: 15168913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-89132005000500005     Document Type: Article

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