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  • Title: A study of mitotic division fidelity and numerical chromosome changes in ageing Syrian hamster dermal cells.
    Author: Parry EM, Hague A, Parry JM.
    Journal: Mutat Res; 1990 Mar; 237(2):83-93. PubMed ID: 2366802.
    Abstract:
    Events associated with culture ageing in Syrian hamster dermal cells have been studied from the time of culture isolation during continuous passage until they senesced and died. Microscopic examination of mitotic cells using differential staining of chromosome and spindle apparatus assessed the faithfulness of cell division. Other indicators of the quality of cell division were obtained from chromosome counts, micronucleus frequencies and incidences of binucleate cells. A loss of spindle fidelity and an increase in aneuploidy corresponded to the period of culture senescence. The data presented indicate that the loss of division fidelity and chromosome number instability is an important indicator of the progression of a mammalian culture to senescence under in vitro conditions. Such information may provide the basis of a model for the study of factors which modify mitotic fidelity and senescence and provide a methodology for monitoring the suitability of mammalian cultures for commercial usage.
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