A collection of primary tissue cultures of tumors from vacuum packed and cooled surgical specimens: a feasibility study.

Primary cultures represent an invaluable tool to set up functional experimental conditions; however, creation of tissue cultures from solid tumors is troublesome and often unproductive. Several features can affect the success rate of primary cultures, including technical issues from pre-analytical p...

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Main Authors: Laura Annaratone, Caterina Marchiò, Rosalia Russo, Luigi Ciardo, Sandra Milena Rondon-Lagos, Margherita Goia, Maria Stella Scalzo, Stefania Bolla, Isabella Castellano, Ludovica Verdun di Cantogno, Gianni Bussolati, Anna Sapino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3787097?pdf=render