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Quantification of Cells in Culture

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Cell enumeration using the hemocytometer is applicable when determining the number of cells in a suspension and when the number of samples to be analyzed is relatively small. Hemocytometry is also useful for determining the proportion of singly dispersed cells in a suspension and an estimation of the frequency of viable cells.

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Richardson, A., Fedoroff, S. (1997). Quantification of Cells in Culture. In: Fedoroff, S., Richardson, A. (eds) Protocols for Neural Cell Culture. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2586-5_16

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