Basic Techniques and Limitations in Establishing Cell Culture: a Mini Review

Basic Techniques in Animal Cell Culture

One of the characteristics of most animals is that they are multicellular−in other words− they are composed of many cells. With this multicellularity comes the specialization of cells. In a multicellular organism, each cell does not have to carry out all the activities necessary for the life of the organism. Although most cells of any higher organism have many organelles and metabolic pathways ...

Fasting and apoptosis: a mini review

Fasting, that is usually described as abstinence from all food and drink for a period of time, has been experienced for ages. Health, protest, religious expressions of devotion and purification are the most important reasons for fasting. Many changes occur in the body during fasting including metabolic, mineral, hormonal, immunological and psychological. Its use as one of the oldest therapies a...

Basic biology of Pneumocystis carinii: a mini review.

Basic aspects of cell biology of Pneumocystis carinii are reviewed with major emphasis on its life cycle and the structural organization of the trophozoites and cyst forms. Initially considered as a protozoan it is now established that Pneumocystis belongs to the Fungi Kingdom. Its life cycle includes two basic forms: (a) trophozoites, which are haploid cells that divide by binary fission and m...

Basic Principles of Cell Culture

Cell Therapy in Spinal Cord Injury: a Mini- Reivew

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a debilitating disease which leads to progressive functional damages. Because of limited axonal regeneration in the central nervous system, there is no or little recovery expected in the patients. Different cellular and molecular approaches were investigated in SCI animal models. Cellular transplantation of stem cells can potentially replace damaged tissue and provid...