title: Separation of viable tumor cells from nonviable tumor cells by flotation on bovine serum albumin. A short communication.
abstract: A method is described for obtaining tumor cell suspensions that are 95% viable. This method does not require the use of enzymes. The yield of this procedure is approximately 50%.
authors.affiliation: Biology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20014, USA.
authors.forename: H T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Wepsic
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma; D000818:Animals; D002296:Carcinosarcoma; D002417:Cattle; D002469:Cell Separation / Q000379:methods*; D002470:Cell Survival; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D008114:Liver Neoplasms, Experimental; D009368:Neoplasm Transplantation; D012710:Serum Albumin, Bovine; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D012710:Serum Albumin, Bovine