ISSN:
1749-7345
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
Notes:
Fish cell lines have been developed and utilized since the early 1960s and a wide range of fish species are now represented in culture (Wolf and Mann 1980; Fryer and Lannan 1994). However, the fish species most often represented in cell cultures are those of significant economic importance in aquaculture. Fish cell lines were initially cultured for use as a diagnostic and research tool, particularly for diagnosis of viral diseases and research focused on them. In more recent years they have been used in the fields of toxicology, gene regulation, gene expression, DNA replication and repair, and cancer research (Fryer and Lannan 1994). The increase in fish cell use can be explained by the ease with which they can be cultured. For example, fish cell lines do quite well on a passage schedule of 7–14 d (sometimes even greater) and usually do not require a change of medium between passages. This is quite in contrast to mammalian cell cultures, which require much more time and attention (Lannan 1994).
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-7345.2005.tb00402.x
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