Chapter One
Growth of Human Lung
Tumor Cells in Culture
Reen Wu
Center for Comparative Respiratory Biology and Medicine, Schools of
Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of California at Davis, Davis,
California, rwu@ucdavis.edu
1. Introductory Review 2
1.1. Cell Culture and Lung Cancer Development 2
1.2. Requirements for Growth Factors and Hormones for Lung Cancer Cells to Grow 3
2. Preparation of Media and Reagents 7
2.1. Preparation of HITES-Based Medium 7
2.2. Preparation of C and C-Modified Media 8
3. Safety Precautions 9
4. Step-by-Step Protocols 9
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