Table of Contents

1. Introduction: The Use of Animal Cell Culture
2. Characteristics of Cells in Culture
3. Basic Equipment and Laboratory Design: What You need to Get Started in Cell Culture
4. Growth and Maintenance of Cells in Culture
5. Cell Line and Culture Monitoring
6. Genetic Engineering of Animal Cells in Culture
7. The Glycosylation of Proteins in Cell Culture
8. Hybridomas - Sources of Antibodies
9. Scaling up Animal Cell Culture
10. Modes of Culture for High Cell Densities
11. Production from Cell Culture
12. Mammalian Cell Products: Established and Potential

About the Author

Michael Butler

Reviews

""This user-friendly guide provides students and experienced workers with the techniques for successful laboratory cell culture procedures..""
#46 (4)
-Veterinary and Human Toxicology, August 2004
..."a valuable resource for all laboratories involved in animal cell culture. It will be appreciated by a wide audience of scientists in the biomedical and life sciences."
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-Doody Review Service, March 2005
..."an excellent resource for undergraduate and graduate biology students as well as beginning scientific researchers."
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vol 7, no 12
-E-Streams, December 2004