John M. Davis 
Animal Cell Culture 
Essential Methods

This is a comprehensive research guide that describes both the key
new techniques and more established methods. Every chapter
discusses the merits and limitations of the various approaches and
then provides selected tried-and-tested protocols, as well as a
plethora of good practical advice, for immediate use at the bench.
It presents the most accessible and comprehensive introduction
available to the culture and experimental manipulation of animal
cells. Detailed protocols for a wide variety of methods provide the
core of each chapter, making new methodology easily
accessible.

This book is an essential laboratory manual for all undergraduates
and graduates about to embark on a cell culture project. It is a
book which both experienced researchers and those new to the field
will find invaluable.

Tabella dei contenuti

Contributors.

Preface.

Abbreviations.

Protocols.

1 The Cell Culture Laboratory (Sue Clarke and Janette
Dillon).

2 Sterilization (Peter L. Roberts).

3 Microscopy of Living Cells (Colin Gray and Daniel
Zicha).

4 Basic Techniques and Media, the Maintenance of Cell Lines, and
Safety (John M. Davis).

5 Development and Optimization of Serum- and Protein-free
Culture Media (Stephen F. Gorfien and David W. Jayme).

6 Cryopreservation and Banking of Cell Lines (Glyn N. Stacey,
Ross Hawkins and Roland A. Fleck).

7 Primary Culture of Specific Cell Types and the Establishment
of Cell Lines (Kee Woei Ng, Mohan Chothirakottu Abraham, David
Tai Wei Leong, Chris Morris and Jan-Thorsten Schantz).

8 Cloning (John Clarke, Alison Porter and John M.
Davis).

9 The Quality Control of Animal Cell Lines and the Prevention,
Detection and Cure of Contamination (Peter Thraves and Cathy
Rowe).

10 Systems for Cell Culture Scale-up (Jennifer Halsall and
John M. Davis).

11 Good Laboratory Practice in the Cell Culture Laboratory
(Barbara Orton).

Index.

Colour plates.

Circa l’autore

Dr John Davis: Visiting Lecturer in Biotechnology, University of Hertfordshire, previously Senior Project Scientist at Bio Products Laboratory, UK.