A new tool for probing of cell-cell communication: Human embryonic germ cells inducing apoptosis of SKOV3 ovarian cancer cells on a microfluidic chip

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1537-1543

  Song, Xinyan ^a   Kong, Beihua ^a   Li, Dong ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Embryonic germ cells; Microfluidic chip; Ovarian cancer

Indexed keywords

BIOCHIPS; CELL CULTURE; CELL DEATH; CYTOLOGY; FLUIDIC DEVICES; NANOFLUIDICS;

APOPTOSIS; CANCER CELLS; CELL-BASED SCREENS; CELL-CELL COMMUNICATIONS; EMBRYONIC GERM CELLS; GERM CELLS; GROWTH INHIBITION; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICROFLUIDIC CHIP; OVARIAN CANCER; OVARIAN CANCER CELLS; STEM CELLS;

CELLS;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CLONE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL COUNT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYO (ANATOMY); FEMALE; GERM CELL; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS; OVARY TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; APOPTOSIS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL COUNT; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLONE CELLS; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; FEMALE; GERM CELLS; HUMANS; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 49749095092     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-008-9725-2     Document Type: Article

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