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Microscopic Examination of Cell Monolayers grown in Plastic Bottles
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Microscopic Examination of Cell Monolayers grown in Plastic Bottles

  • F. J. STANFIELD1 &
  • M. E. LYMAN1 

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PLASTIC culture bottles composed of a non-toxic polystyrene have been shown to be superior to polyvinyl or ‘Pyrex’ glass bottles for estimating the radiation sensitivity of cell monolayers cultured in vitro1.

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  1. Hood, S. L., and Norris, G., Rad. Res., 14, 705 (1961).

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STANFIELD, F., LYMAN, M. Microscopic Examination of Cell Monolayers grown in Plastic Bottles. Nature 200, 94 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/200094a0

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