Enhanced isolation of fibroblasts from human skin explants

BioTechniques

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 239-244

  Huschtscha, Lily I ^a,b   Napier, Christine E ^a,b   Noble, Jane R ^a,b   Bower, Kylie ^a,b   Au, Amy Y M ^a,b,c   Campbell, Hamish G ^a,b   Braithwaite, Antony W ^a,b,d   Reddel, Roger R ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN'S MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c BEATSON INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Donor age; Human skin fibroblasts; Lifespan; Replicative senescence; Telomeres

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL CULTURE; CELL GROWTH; CELL ISOLATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DONOR; EXPLANT; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; SKIN; TELOMERE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL SEPARATION; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; LENTIVIRUS; MICE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867769189     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: 19409818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2144/0000113939     Document Type: Article

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