Increased consistency and efficiency in routine potency testing by bioassay with direct use of cryopreserved (ready-to-plate) cells

Journal of Immunological Methods

Volumn 370, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 65-74

  TerWee, Julie A ^a   Chin, Cecilia L ^a   Watrin, Shea ^a   Tello, Rafael F ^a   Rieder, Noel J ^a   Lowell, Jeffrey D ^a   Latham Timmons, Dan ^a  

^a AMGEN INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Automation; Bioassay; Frozen cells; Process improvement; Trehalose

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CRYOPRESERVATION; FROZEN SECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CRYOPRESERVATION; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; MICE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 79960031654     PISSN: 00221759     EISSN: 18727905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2011.05.009     Document Type: Article

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