Metastasis Research Protocols - Brooks, Susan A.; Schumacher, Udo.; SpringerLink (Online service) (Totowa, NJ : Humana Press : Imprint: Humana, 2001)
Selection/Segregation Cell Populations for in Vitro and in Vivo Assays of Metastatic Behavior -- Cell Separations by Flow Cytometry -- Immunomagnetic Cell Separation -- Genetic Modification of Cell Lines to Enhance Their Metastatic Capability -- In Vitro Assays of Metastatic Behavior -- Cell Aggregation Assays -- Cell Migration and the Boyden Chamber -- Quantification of Cell Motility -- In Vitro Invasion Assay Using Matrigel® -- Membrane Invasion Culture System -- Collagen Invasion Assay -- Chick Heart Invasion Assay -- Adhesion of Tumor Cells to Matrices and Endothelium -- Assessment of Angiogenic Factors The Chick Chorioallantoic Membrane Assay -- Methods to Evaluate the Formation and Stabilization of Blood Vessels and Their Role in Tumor Growth and Metastasis -- Galectin-3 Binding and Metastasis -- Animal Models of Metastasis -- Basic Principles for the Study of Metastasis Using Animal Models -- The Chick Embryo Metastasis Model -- GeneTransfection for Metastasis Research Using Animal Models -- Theoretical Considerations in Using Animal Models of Metastasis and Brief Methodology for In Vivo Colorectal Cancer Models in SCID and Nude Mice -- Xenograft Models in Immunodeficient Animals -- Xenograft Models in Immunodeficient Animals -- Syngeneic Murine Metastasis Models -- Transgenic Animal Models -- Clinically Accurate Orthotopic Mouse Models of Cancer -- Dissection of Tumor and Host Cells from Metastasized Organs for Testing Gene Expression Directly Ex Vivo -- Green Fluorescent Protein for Metastasis Research.
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