PREPARATION OF A CULTURE MEDIUM

Duration: 13 min

Year Published: 1965

Creator: National Medical Audiovisual Center (Department of Health, Education, and Welfare)

Color: Color

Sound: Optical sound

Description: Demonstrates a commonly used procedure for preparing primary cell cultures from monkey kidney tissue. Shows preparation of the animal, surgical procedures used in removing the kidneys, technique of dissecting the tissue and treatment with trypsin to obtain a cell suspension. The method of determining the cell concentration by microscopic means is explained.