Description: Selected for 6-thioguanine and ouabain resistance; sensitive to HAT; HPRT negative. Used routinely as feeder layers prepared by irradiation or mitomycinc treatment for maintenance of teratocarcinoma stem cells in the undifferentiated state.

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Species: Mouse

Tissue: embryo

Growth Properties: Adherent

Morphology: Fibroblast

Growth Medium: DMEM + 2mM Glutamine + 10% Foetal Bovine Serum (FBS).

Subculturing Procedure: Split sub-confluent cultures (70-80%) 1:3 to 1:6 i.e. seeding at 2-4×10,000 cells/cm² using 0.25% trypsin or trypsin/EDTA; 5% CO2; 37°C.

Release Conditions: No

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Originator: No

References: Proc Natl Acad Sci, USA 1975;72:1441; Cell 1975;6:467; Dev Biol 1977;61:230

Hyperlink to ECACC Cell Line Data Sheet: 86032003