Open AccessPotential Pitfalls of [ 3 H]Thymidine Techniques to Measure Cell Proliferation
Author(s) -
Maurer H. R.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
cell proliferation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.647
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1365-2184
pISSN - 0960-7722
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2184.1981.tb00516.x
Subject(s) - thymidine , cell growth , in vivo , in vitro , cell , measure (data warehouse) , microbiology and biotechnology , kinetics , chemistry , biology , biochemistry , physics , computer science , genetics , data mining , quantum mechanics
Pitfalls and artifacts in the use of [ 3 H]thymidine in the measurement of cell proliferation kinetics in vitro and in vivo are reviewed. These pitfalls are of particular significance for the study of inhibitors of cell proliferation including chalones.