Clonal growth requirements of human bladder tumor cell lines.
We have serially investigated the role of nutrients and growth factors for their ability to support the clonal growth of human bladder tumor cell lines. Five established human bladder tumor cell lines were selected for study of their requirements for clonogenic growth in semisolid cultures. We identified an "optimal medium" to be Alpha MEM medium, 15% horse serum, five micrograms/ml. of transferrin, five micrograms/ml. of insulin and 30 ng./ml. of epidermal growth factor. The "optimal assay" enhanced the growth of human bladder tumor cell lines 2.5 times compared to the standard clonogenic assay. The resulting medium is less complicated to maintain, less expensive and supports the growth of human bladder tumor cell lines better than the standard clonogenic assay.
Veterans Administration Research Service, V. A. Medical Center, Memphis, Tennessee.
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D002460:Cell Line; D002999:Clone Cells / Q000473:pathology; D003470:Culture Media; D003584:Cytological Techniques; D006801:Humans; D012107:Research Design; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000473:pathology; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
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