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Explant organ culture: A review

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Organ explant culture models offer several significant advantages for studies of patho-physiologic mechanisms like cell injury, secretion, differentiation and structure development. Organs or small explants/slices can be removed in vivo and maintained in vitro for extended periods of time if careful attention is paid to the media composition, substrate selection, and atmosphere. In the case of human tissues obtained from autopsy or surgery, additional attention must be paid to the postmortem interval, temperature, hydration, and cause of death. Explant organ culture has been effectively utilized to establish outgrowth cell cultures and characterize the histiotypic relationships between the various cell types within an organ or tissue.

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    James H. Resau, John R. Cottrell & Eric A. Hudson

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J. Resau is a visiting scientist at the NCI-LMO-DCE in Frederick, MD 21702, U.S.A.

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Resau, J.H., Sakamoto, K., Cottrell, J.R. et al. Explant organ culture: A review. Cytotechnology 7, 137–149 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00365924

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