Advances in 3D cell culture technologies enabling tissue-like structures to be created in vitro

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 227, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 746-756

  Knight, Eleanor ^a   Przyborski, Stefan ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

3D cell culture; In vitro; Technology; Tissue structure

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CYTOARCHITECTURE; CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MAMMAL CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE STRUCTURE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVE; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CELL PROLIFERATION; COCULTURE; MULTICELLULAR SPHEROID; PROCEDURES; STEM CELL; TISSUE SCAFFOLD;

ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVES; ANIMALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL PROLIFERATION; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; SPHEROIDS, CELLULAR; STEM CELLS; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS;

EID: 84954444524     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joa.12257     Document Type: Review

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