23 Jul METHODS FOR INTRODUCING HETEROLOGOUS CELLS INTO FISH
Abstract
The invention provides methods of introducing heterologous cells into fish. After introduction cells remain viable, and in some instances proliferate, f or sufficient time to conduct a variety of analyses on the heterologous cells o r the fish or both. Such methods are useful for screening potential drugs for toxicity toward introduced cells or for capacity to stimulate differentiatio n and/or proliferation of introduced cells. Such methods are also useful for diagnosing the presence of small quantities of cancerous cells or pathogens in patient tissue samples. Such methods are also useful for culturing cells for subsequent use in cell or tissue engineering.
Year: 2000
Country: CA
Doc No: 2352568