Generation of multicellular tumor spheroids of breast cancer cells: How to go three-dimensional

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 437, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 17-19

  Nagelkerke, Anika ^a   Bussink, Johan ^a   Sweep, Fred C G J ^a   Span, Paul N ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Breast cancer cells; Hanging drop; Liquid overlay; Matrigel; Spheroid culture

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; DISEASES; TUMORS;

BREAST CANCER CELLS; CULTURE SYSTEMS; HANGING DROPS; MATRIGEL; MULTICELLULAR TUMOR SPHEROIDS; OVERLAY TECHNIQUES;

CELLS;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CELL ADHESION; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL DAMAGE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL STRUCTURE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDROPHOBICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPHEROID CELL; STRATUM CORNEUM;

EID: 84875407870     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: 10960309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2013.02.004     Document Type: Article

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