Isolation of mammary epithelial cells from three-dimensional mixed-cell spheroid co-culture

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 62, 2012, Pages

  Xu, Kun ^a   Buchsbaum, Rachel J ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell culture; Co culture; Extracellular matrix; Issue 62; Mixed cell; Molecular Biology; Spheroid; Three dimensional; Tumor microenvironment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860607142     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/3760     Document Type: Article

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