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Measurement of Cell Viability

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Plant Cell Culture Protocols

Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology ((MIMB,volume 877))

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An overview of the methods for assessing cell viability is presented. Different protocols of the most commonly used assays are described in detail so that the readers may be able to determine which assay is suitable for their own projects in plant biotechnology.

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  1. Unidad de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular de Plantas, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán, México

    Lizbeth A. Castro-Concha, Rosa María Escobedo & María de Lourdes Miranda-Ham

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Castro-Concha, L.A., Escobedo, R.M., de Lourdes Miranda-Ham, M. (2012). Measurement of Cell Viability. In: Loyola-Vargas, V., Ochoa-Alejo, N. (eds) Plant Cell Culture Protocols. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 877. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-61779-818-4_5

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