Cell electrofusion: Past and future perspectives for antibody production and cancer cell vaccines

Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1885-1898

  Kandušer, Maša ^a   Ušaj, Marko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Cell contact; Cell cytoskeleton; Cell vaccines; Electrofusion; Electrofusion buffer; Electroporation; Monoclonal antibody production

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIBODY; CALCIUM ION; CANCER VACCINE; CARBOHYDRATE; CYTOCHALASIN B; DIVALENT CATION; LITHIUM ION; MAGNESIUM; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM ION;

ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; CANCER THERAPY; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL VIABILITY; CYTOSKELETON; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROFUSION (CELL); ELECTROPORATION; HUMAN; OSMOLARITY; REVIEW; VACCINE PRODUCTION; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL FUSION; CELL SURVIVAL; HYBRIDOMA; METABOLISM; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS; PROCEDURES;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; CANCER VACCINES; CELL FUSION; CELL SURVIVAL; ELECTROPORATION; HUMANS; HYBRIDOMAS; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES;

EID: 84911488048     PISSN: 17425247     EISSN: 17447593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/17425247.2014.938632     Document Type: Review

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