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. 2014 Nov 7;9(11):e111029. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0111029

Figure 3. LNCaP microaggregates are metabolically active and proliferative over 14 days; whereas RWPE-2 microaggregates are metabolically dormant and non-proliferative.

Figure 3

The viability of LNCaP (A and B) and RWPE-2 (C and D) microaggreagtes versus the same number of cells cultured in 2D was assessed via Alamar blue (A and C) and PicoGreen assay (B and D). LNCaP microaggregates demonstrate an increase in metabolism over 14 days (A) and an increase in DNA content (B). However, RWPE-2 microaggregates show a decrease in metabolism (C) and a decrease in DNA content (D). Mean +/- SD; n = 4. Data represents three experiments. *p<0.05, a paired students t-test was used to determine significance between 2D and 3D.