METHODEN ZUR ERMITTLUNG DER LEBENSFAEHIGKEIT VON ZELLEN UND VORRICHTUNG ZU IHRER DURCHFUEHRUNG.

摘要

Methods and devices for assaying the sensitivity of of biopsied cells to therapeutic agents are disclosed. Cells are cultured in artificial organs and then contacted with a fluorogenic substrate such that living cells accumulate a characteristic amount of fluorescence. The agent is then introduced into the organ and changes in the fluorescence released by the cells serve as an indicator of the sensitivity of the cells to the agent.