Three-dimensional Alginate-bead Culture of Human Pituitary Adenoma Cells
Title:
Three-dimensional Alginate-bead Culture of Human Pituitary Adenoma Cells
Author:
Avila-Rodríguez, Dulce
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Publication Information:
Cambridge, MA MyJoVE Corp 2016
Physical Description:
online resource (511 seconds)
Series:
Medicine
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Abstract:
Three-dimensional culture in alginate beads, due to its simplicity and reproducibility, was chosen to maintain the pituitary adenoma cells. The procedures included an initial enzymatic digestion and mechanical dissociation of the tumor tissue, and the subsequent cell suspension was encapsulated in alginate beads.
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https://www.jove.com/t/53637