The Soft Agar Colony Formation Assay

Anchorage-independent growth is the ability of transformed cells to grow independently of a solid surface, and is a hallmark of carcinogenesis. The soft agar colony formation assay is a well-established method for characterizing this capability in vitro and is considered to be one of the most string...

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Published in:	Journal of visualized experiments no. 92; p. e51998
Main Authors:	Borowicz, Stanley, Van Scoyk, Michelle, Avasarala, Sreedevi, Karuppusamy Rathinam, Manoj Kumar, Tauler, Jordi, Bikkavilli, Rama Kamesh, Winn, Robert A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States MyJove Corporation 27.10.2014
Subjects:	agar Animals carcinogenesis Cell Line, Tumor cell lines Cellular Biology Colony-Forming Units Assay - methods ligands lung neoplasms Lung Neoplasms - pathology Mice neoplasm cells signal transduction Tumor Stem Cell Assay - methods
ISSN:	1940-087X, 1940-087X
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