WEHI 164
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Description: Established from a fibrosarcoma induced by subcutaneous injection of methylcholanthrene in BALB/c mice. Highly sensitive after pre-treatment with actinomycin D to human cytotoxic monocytes, to tumour necrosis factor and to lymphotoxin. It provides convenient target cells for short-term (51) chromium release assays.
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Species: Mouse
Tissue: Skin
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 Soc Exp Biol Med 1973;144:813
Hyperlink to ECACC Cell Line Data Sheet: 87022501
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