Characterization and optimization of a simple, repeatable system for the long term in vitro culture of aligned myotubes in 3D

Journal of Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1044-1053

  Smith, A S T ^a,b   Passey, S ^b   Greensmith, L ^a   Mudera, V ^c   Lewis, M P ^b,d,e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell Culture; In Vitro; Skeletal Muscle

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; MYOGENIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL FUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE OPTIMIZATION; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOARCHITECTURE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; MODEL; MYOTUBE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ANIMALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUSION; CELL SEPARATION; MUSCLE FIBERS, SKELETAL; MYOBLASTS; RATS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

RATTUS;

EID: 84863242794     PISSN: 07302312     EISSN: 10974644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcb.23437     Document Type: Article

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