Animal Cell Culture

Animal cell culture is playing a pivotal role in the various modern researches. Though the foundation stone of animal cell culture was laid for the isolation and characterization of different viruses but the recent developments in the field of biotechnology and molecular biology have given various new dimensions to this technology. Cell culture refers to the process by which cells are grown in a controlled artificial environment. Characterization of a cell line is vital for determining its functionality and in proving its authenticity as pure cell line. Special attention must be paid to the possibility that the cell line has become cross-contaminated with an existing continuous cell line or misidentified because of mislabeling or confusion in handling DNA profiling. Animal cell culture basically involves the in vitro (in the laboratory) maintenance and propagation of animal cells in a suitable nutrient media. Thus, culturing is a process of growing cells artificially. This book will be extremely useful to all persons who are directly or indirectly involved in cell culture work for various biological experiments. Finally, students and examinees can enrich their knowledge on cell culture from the book and can face any challenge easily and confidently.