Nutrient Mixture F-12 Ham

For the majority of manipulations using cell cultures, such as transfections, cell fusion techniques, cryopreservation and subculture routines it is necessary to quantify the number of cells prior to...
Cook Book Sept 2010 Volume 12
Keywords: Carcinogens, Cryopreservation

The protocol below describes the use of passive methods involving an electric -80°C freezer for the cryopreservation of cell cultures. ECACC routinely use a programmable rate controlled freezer. This...
Cook Book Volume 12
Keywords: Cell culture, Cryopreservation, Phase transitions

Many cultures obtained from a culture collection, such as ECACC, will arrive frozen and in order to use the cells they must be thawed and put into culture. It is vital to thaw cells correctly in orde...
Fundamental Techniques in Cell Culture Laboratory Handbook - 2nd Edition
Keywords: Centrifugation, PAGE

Adherent cell lines will grow in vitro until they have covered the surface area available or the medium is depleted of nutrients. At this point the cell lines should be sub cultured in order to preve...
Cook Book Sept 2010 Volume 12, Fundamental Techniques in Cell Culture Laboratory Handbook-2nd Edition
Keywords: Adhesion

Some cultures grow as a mixed population (e.g. B95-8 - marmoset) where a proportion of cells do not attach to the tissue culture fl ask and remain in suspension. Therefore to maintain this heterogene...
Cook Book Sept 2010 Volume 12
Keywords: Cell culture

In general terms cultures derived from blood (e.g. lymphocytes) grow in suspension. Cells may grow as single cells or in clumps (e.g. EBV transformed lymphoblastoid cell lines). For these types of ce...
Cook Book Sept 2010 Volume 12
Keywords: Centrifugation, Growth factors

DNA staining methods such as indirect Hoechst staining techniques are quick with results available within 72 hours which compares favourably with 4 weeks for detection by culture. Staining of culture...
Cook Book Volume 12
Keywords: Cell culture, Detection methods, Evaporation, Indicators, Polymerase chain reaction