HeLa
Human cervix epitheloid carcinoma
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Description: Derived from a cervical carcinoma from a 31 year old female. This was the first aneuploid line derived from human tissue maintained in continuous cell culture. Susceptible to Poliovirus type I and adenovirus type 3. Identified as a contaminant in many other cell lines. The cells should be handled under laboratory containment level 2. Ethnicity: Black.
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Species: Human
Tissue: cervix
Growth Properties: Adherent
Morphology: Epithelial
Growth Medium: EMEM (EBSS) + 2mM Glutamine + 1% Non Essential Amino Acids (NEAA) + 10% Foetal Bovine Serum (FBS).
Subculturing Procedure: Split sub-confluent cultures (70-80%) 1:3 to 1:10 i.e. seeding at 1.3×10000 cells/cm² using 0.25% trypsin/EDTA; 5% CO2; 37°C.
Release Conditions: No
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Originator: No
References: Cancer Res 1952;12:264; Proc Soc Exp Biol Med 1954;87:480
Hyperlink to ECACC Cell Line Data Sheet: 93021013
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