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cell based system - (Jun/18/2008 )

Hi there,

Just wondering what exactly a "cell based system" is??...as one question in a past exam im doing says explain the relative disadvantages and advantages of studying receptor function in a cell based system compared to an organ bath and seeing as i dnt even no what a cell based system is im lost...

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b_06er

-biology_06er-

QUOTE (biology_06er @ Jun 18 2008, 04:48 AM)
Hi there,

Just wondering what exactly a "cell based system" is??...as one question in a past exam im doing says explain the relative disadvantages and advantages of studying receptor function in a cell based system compared to an organ bath and seeing as i dnt even no what a cell based system is im lost...

help! smile.gif
b_06er


What cell-based system means may be conclude from the context; in general, it should simply mean to utilize and analyze living cells (instead of organelles, or molecules); sometimes, it is useful to isolate distinct cells from its tissue to separate it from cell-cell connecting or parakrine effects

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