Edvotek™ Morphology of Cancer Cells

Includes

• All necessary materials plus complete instructions, background information, and study questions.

Requires

• Microscope with 400–600X magnification
• Forceps
• Gloves
• Distilled water
• Differentiation of Human Cells by Retinoic Acid (S67198) also requires immersion oil and immersion objectives for the microscope

This experiment allows students to see the differences between normal and cancer cells in both their growth and cell types.

Provide an understanding and visual comparison of the morphology of various normal and transformed mammalian cells by microscopic examination. Procedures similar to these are used to examine biopsy specimens.

Analysis and Comparison of Various Mammalian Cell Types

• Fixes and stains four different cell types for direct microscopic comparison to show the differences between normal and transformed cell cultures

Morphology of Cancer Cells

• Compares the contact inhibition of normal cells to the increased growth of cancer cell colonies

Product Type

Morphology of Cancer Cells

For Use With (Application)

Students observe the differences between normal and cancer cells in both their growth and cell types

Includes

Instructions, multispot slides (2 cell types each), fixing agent, eosin and flashblue™ stain, mounting medium, cover slips, transfer pipets, immersion troughs

Time Range

35 min.

Content And Storage

Room temperature

Class Size

6 Lab Groups