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The fundamental aspect of cell culturing is to understand the type of cells that the investigator wishes to grow. There are many differences between the cell types; however, the easiest method of categorizing them is into primary cells and cell lines. Two types of cultured cell types:
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Primary cells
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Cell lines
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Alam, K., Anthony, E.T., Vaiude, P.N., Zaman, F., Navsaria, H.A. (2007). Cell Culturing: A Beginner’s Guide to Understanding the Basics of Cell Culturing. In: Patel, H.R.H., Arya, M., Shergill, I.S. (eds) Basic Science Techniques in Clinical Practice. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-740-4_4
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