Evaluation of a simple method for storage of blood samples that enables isolation of circulating tumor cells 96 h after sample collection

Evaluation of a simple method for storage of blood samples that enables isolation of circulating tumor cells 96 h after sample collection

Abstract Background Minimizing the effects of transportation on the properties of biological material is a major challenge for the scientific community. The viability of cells is important in cases where their study is urgent for evaluation of treatment response or for the study of cancer progressio...

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Main Authors: Panagiotis Apostolou, Dimitrios-Athanasios Ntanovasilis, Ioannis Papasotiriou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:Journal of Biological Research - Thessaloniki
Subjects:
Circulating tumor cells
qPCR
Flow cytometry
Transportation
Stability
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40709-017-0068-9

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