Cell and Tissue Culture for Medical Research

Alan Doyle is the director of the Fountain House Institute. He is a former assistant director for occupational education for a regional school system on Long Island, has served as the federal liaison for the Massachusetts State Education Commissioner, and attended Fordham University and the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

• Contributors xvPreface xxiiiSafety xxivChapter 1 Basic Laboratory Set-Up and Procedures 1 Chapter 2 Specialized Techniques 45Chapter 3 Cell Characterization and Analysis 91Chapter 4 Cell Line Derivation Methods 147Chapter 5 Modern Clinical Applications of Cultured Cells 329Appendix 1: Terminology 425Appendix 2: Company Addresses 434Index 439

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