Established from the methylcholanthrene-induced tumor in a DBA strain mouse (subline 212, 8-month-old female) in 1949; the cells were propagated by heterotransplantation into DBA/2 mice; an in-vitro suspension culture was first reported in 1966; cells are used for cytotoxicity studies. Tested and found negative for ectromelia virus (mousepox)
Catalogue number:
CSC-C1071
Size:
1.0 mL
Storage temp:
Frozen with 70% medium, 20% horse serum, 10% DMSO at about 5 x 10^6 cells/ampoule; ship in dry ice; store in liquid nitrogen