Neutral red uptake assay for the estimation of cell viability/cytotoxicity

Guillermo Repetto; Ana del Peso; Jorge L Zurita

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Neutral red uptake assay for the estimation of cell viability/cytotoxicity

Guillermo Repetto Ana del Peso Jorge L Zurita

Nature Protocols Vol. 3 No. 7 pp. 1125-1131 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Guillermo Repetto, Ana del Peso, Jorge L Zurita (2008). Neutral red uptake assay for the estimation of cell viability/cytotoxicity. Nature Protocols, 3(7), 1125-1131. https://doi.org/10.1038/nprot.2008.75

Neutral red uptake assay for the estimation of cell viability/cytotoxicity

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