Medium and method for measuring the efficacy of a tumour therapy

According to the invention, a measurement of the efficacy of a tumour therapy in single cell suspensions of tumour cells, by determination of the acid formation in a medium in the presence and the absence of a cytotoxic substance, is carried out by performing the measurement in a medium comprising 0...

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Hauptverfasser: KISCHKEL FRANK C, WALDENMAIER DIRK S, BABARINA ALEXANDRA
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Zusammenfassung:According to the invention, a measurement of the efficacy of a tumour therapy in single cell suspensions of tumour cells, by determination of the acid formation in a medium in the presence and the absence of a cytotoxic substance, is carried out by performing the measurement in a medium comprising 0.1 to 1 mM of a pH 7.0 to 7.4 buffer, 2 to 10 g/l glucose, 2 to 5 mM glutamine as the carbon source and 5 to 20 vol. % fetal calf serum.