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4.4 - Animal Cell Culture
4.4 - Animal Cell Culture
4.4 - Animal Cell Culture
Cell culture
• Cell culture is the process by which prokaryotic,
eukaryotic cells are grown under controlled
conditions.
• In 1885 for the first time maintained embryonic chick
cells in a cell culture.
• Cell culture was first successfully undertaken by Ross
Harrison in 1907.
• successfully grew animal tissue (frog neuroblasts) outside
the body
What is Animal cell culture..?
• Cell culture refers to the process by which animal cells are grown
in a controlled artificial environment.
• In a cell culture technique, cells are removed from an animal and
grown subsequently in a favorable environment under sterile
conditions.
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