title: The development of a microassay for human committed progenitor cells.
abstract: A microassay for human committed progenitor cells (CFU-c) has been developed using 24-well, 16 mm diameter culture dishes. Comparisons were made of simultaneous cultures of 21 samples in both 35 mm and 16 mm culture dishes employing two sources of colony-stimulating factor (CSF). The microassay does not differ significantly from the standard 1 ml 35 mm assay, apart from some enhancement of colony numbers in the 16 mm dish. Other advantages of the microassay are that it is economical with respect to cells, media, and space; and it is possible to increase the number of experiments fivefold which can be performed with the same number of cells.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003114:Colony-Forming Units Assay; D003115:Colony-Stimulating Factors; D003470:Culture Media; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D003115:Colony-Stimulating Factors; D003470:Culture Media