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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2007
Hideshi Hattori, Tokyo, JP;
Norihiko Okochi, Tokyo, JP;
Masatoshi Kuroda, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiko Hase, Tokyo, JP;
Hideshi Hattori, Tokyo, JP;
Norihiko Okochi, Tokyo, JP;
Masatoshi Kuroda, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiko Hase, Tokyo, JP;
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for performing a biological test under conditions in which an artificially prepared cell pattern with initial position coordinates that can be determined is three-dimensionally cultured within a gelled matrix. The present invention relates to a biological test method that comprises testing a biological indicator with reference to at least one selected from the group consisting of cell proliferation, cell movement, and cell differentiation in a cell pattern substantially embedded in gel. The present invention also relates to a kit for the biological test method.