Kinetic process for the detection, diagnosis, processing, and monitoring of clonal cell populations

摘要

A process for identifying the developmental history of a cell. In this process, a tissue sample is obtained from a living biological organism and, thereafter, is disaggregated to produce fragments whose maximum dimension is less than about 5 millimeters; the tissue sample is preferably disaggregated within about 10 minutes of the time the tissue sample is obtained from the biological organism. Thereafter, the disaggregated tissue fragments are disposed in a sterile environment within a container; the sterile environment contains oxygen and a cell type specific viability factor.