Automated neurosphere sorting and plating by the COPAS large particle sorter is a suitable method for high-throughput 3D in vitro applications

Toxicology in Vitro

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 993-1000

  Gassmann, K ^a   Baumann, J ^a   Giersiefer, S ^a   Schuwald, J ^a   Schreiber, T ^a   Merk, H F ^b   Fritsche, E ^a,b  

^a IUF LEIBNIZ RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

COPAS; Developmental neurotoxicity testing; High throughput screening; Large particle flow cytometer; Neural progenitor cells; Neurosphere

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUTOMATED NEUROSPHERE SORTING; AUTOMATION; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SORTER; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DEVICE; MOUSE; NEURAL STEM CELL; NEUROSPHERE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PERFORMANCE; RAT; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVES; ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MOVEMENT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; HIGH-THROUGHPUT SCREENING ASSAYS; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NEURAL STEM CELLS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; TOXICITY TESTS;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 84863835842     PISSN: 08872333     EISSN: 18793177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2012.04.025     Document Type: Article

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