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Alberts B, Johnson A, Lewis J, et al. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 4th edition. New York: Garland Science; 2002.

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Molecular Biology of the Cell. 4th edition.

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Table 8-2Some Commonly Used Cell Lines

CELL LINE* CELL TYPE AND ORIGIN
3T3 fibroblast (mouse)
BHK21 fibroblast (Syrian hamster)
MDCK epithelial cell (dog)
HeLa epithelial cell (human)
PtK1 epithelial cell (rat kangaroo)
L6 myoblast (rat)
PC12 chromaffin cell (rat)
SP2 plasma cell (mouse)
COS kidney (monkey)
293 kidney (human); transformed with adenovirus
CHO ovary (chinese hamster)
DT40 lymphoma cell for efficient targeted recombination (chick)
R1 embryonic stem cells (mouse)
E14.1 embryonic stem cells (mouse)
H1, H9 embryonic stem cells (human)
S2 macrophage-like cells (Drosophila)
BY2 undifferentiated meristematic cells (tobacco)
*

Many of these cell lines were derived from tumors. All of them are capable of indefinite replication in culture and express at least some of the special characteristics of their cell of origin. BHK21 cells, HeLa cells, and SP2 cells are capable of efficient growth in suspension; most of the other cell lines require a solid culture substratum in order to multiply.

From: Isolating Cells and Growing Them in Culture

Copyright © 2002, Bruce Alberts, Alexander Johnson, Julian Lewis, Martin Raff, Keith Roberts, and Peter Walter; Copyright © 1983, 1989, 1994, Bruce Alberts, Dennis Bray, Julian Lewis, Martin Raff, Keith Roberts, and James D. Watson .

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