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In vitro development and characterization of a manatee bronchial cell line.
In vitro cellular & developmental biology. Animal - 1 Jan 2000
Sweat James M, Johnson Calvin M, Gibbs E Paul J
Abstract excerpt
In the present study, culture conditions that promote the growth and differentiation of manatee respiratory tract epithelial cells toward a mucociliary phenotype were determined. Characterization of a manatee-specific cell line enables investigators to conduct in vitro testing where live-animal experimentation is not possible. Cell cultures were established from both explants and enzymatically dissociated cells...
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