Primary culture of ovarian surface epithelial cells and ascites-derived ovarian cancer cells from patients

Nature Protocols

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2643-2649

  Shepherd, Trevor G ^a   Thériault, Brigitte L ^a   Campbell, Elizabeth J ^a   Nachtigal, Mark W ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASCITES; CELL CULTURE; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; OVARY TUMOR;

ASCITES; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 34447345507     PISSN: 17542189     EISSN: 17502799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2006.328     Document Type: Article

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