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Table 1 Viability of cells kept in SBTS for the indicated timea at ambient temperature. Cells (105-107), were mixed with SBTS and cell viability was assessed using trypan-blue exclusion after washing and resuspending cells in their respective serum containing mediab

From: A cell transportation solution that preserves live circulating tumor cells in patient blood samples

Cell Type

Cell Condition

Time in SBTS (Days)a

% Live Cellsb

CHO

Suspension

4

95–98

CHO

Adherent

3

95–99

HEK 293

Adherent

3

92–98

HUVEC

Suspension

3

90–98

HUVEC

Adherent

3

93–96

CACO-2

Adherent

3

92–98

Primary hepatocytes

Adherent

7

85–92

PBMC

Suspension

3

> 95

B-Cells

Suspension

4

95–98

Primary kidney cells

Suspension

7

85–90

Mesenchymal stem cells

Suspension

9

92–98

NSC lung carcinoma

Suspension

3

80–92

  1. Live cells were determined from at least 3 experiments