Description
Book SynopsisThis book provides both general methods and safety considerations for the immortalization of cells and specific procedures for the immortalization of mammary, kidney, and thyroid epithelia, hepatocytes, fibroblasts, chondrocytes, lymphocytes, astrocytes, and human umbilical vein endothelium.
Table of ContentsPartial table of contents:
Human Keratinocyte Immortalization: Genetic Basis and Role inSquamous Cell Carcinoma Development (E. Parkinson).
Safety Procedures (J. Caputo).
Mapping Human Senescence Genes Using Interspecific MonochromosomeTransfer (R. Newbold & A. Cuthbert).
Development of Immortal Human Fibroblast Cell Lines (L. Mayne, etal.).
Immortalization of Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells (R. De Silva,et al.).
Thyroid Epithelium (D. Wynford-Thomas).
B-Lymphocytes (B. Bolton & N. Spurr).
Megakaryocyte Cell Lines from Transgenic Mice (K. Ravid).
List of Suppliers.
Index.
