Basic colorimetric proliferation assays: MTT, WST, and resazurin

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 1601, Issue , 2017, Pages 1-17

  Präbst, Konstantin ^a   Engelhardt, Hannes ^a   Ringgeler, Stefan ^a   Hübner, Holger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Colorimetric proliferation assay; Metabolic assay; MTT; Resazurin; Tetrazolium salts; Viability assay; WST

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; RESAZURIN; TETRAZOLIUM; 2-(2-METHOXY-4-NITROPHENYL)-3-(4-NITROPHENYL)-5-(2,4-DISULFOPHENYL)-2H TETRAZOLIUM MONOSODIUM SALT; DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE; OXAZINE DERIVATIVE; THIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; THIAZOLYL BLUE; XANTHENE DERIVATIVE;

ADHERENT CELL; CELL COUNT; CELL CULTURE; CELL DENSITY; CELL METABOLISM; CELL SUSPENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FREEZE THAWING; GAS EXCHANGE; INCUBATION TIME; LIGHT SCATTERING; MTT ASSAY; OXYGEN SUPPLY; RESAZURIN ASSAY; WST-8 ASSAY; BIOASSAY; CALIBRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMISTRY; COLORIMETRY; HELA CELL LINE; HUMAN; PROCEDURES;

BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CALIBRATION; CELL COUNT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; COLORIMETRY; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; NAD; NADP; OXAZINES; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS; THIAZOLES; XANTHENES;

EID: 85018409188     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-6960-9_1     Document Type: Chapter

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