title: Long-term tissue culture of epithelial-like cells from human skin (NCTC strain 2544). I. Measurement of viscosity.
abstract: Viscosities of cell suspensions of human skin epithelium (NCTC strain 2544) were determined by a Wells-Brookfield rotation viscosimeter. A structure viscosity may be postulated by the form of the viscosity curves at different shear-rates. At a cell number of 0.5 X 10(6) cells/ml a viscosity of 1.094 centipoise (25degrees C, shear-rate 230 s-1) could be found. Since a suspension of single cells may be easily formed mechanically (mopping) the NCTC 2544 cells are useful as investigational model regarding the investigation of membrane characteristics.
mesh_terms: D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000032:analysis; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004847:Epithelial Cells; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D012212:Rheology; D012867:Skin / Q000166:cytology*; D014783:Viscosity
chemical_list: D006023:Glycoproteins