In Vitro Techniques in Research Recent Advances

In Vitro Techniques in Research: Recent Advances This book, based on a recent conference sponsored by the Humane Research Trust and held at the Royal College of Surgeons in London, considers a wide range of the very latest in vitro techniques and their applications. The book will be of interest to all scientists involved in animal experimentation or with pure research into in vitro techniques in biomedical research. Contents In vitro studies with isolated human cells The use of human cell cultures in the development of anti-rheumatic drugs In vitro culture of human articular chondrocytes and intervertebral disc Progress in the study of uptake and transport of exogenous material by nerve cells in tissue culture The acquisition and differentiation of oligodendrocytes in re-aggregating glial cell cultures The use of tumour cell cultures for understanding neuroendocrine cell biology Morphological and biochemical changes in cultured cells exposed to toxic chemicals Testing chemicals for acute toxicity and irritancy: the contribution of in vitro techniques Laboratory methods for assessing carcinogen exposure in man Use of engineered strains of Escherichia coli as an alternative to biological assays for available amino acids in foods and feedstuffs