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BeWo (human, placenta, choriocarcinoma)


IZSBS catalog code: BS TCL3
Continuous culture, grown as monolayer
epithelial-like morphology
SPECIES: human (female)
TISSUE/ORGAN: placenta
TUMOR: choriocarcinoma
Susceptibility to viruses: poliovirus 3 * vesicular stomatitis
PROPERTIES: specialized product secr.; hormone prod.; gonadotrophin secr.; lactogen secr.; steroid secr.; placental hormones secr.; pharmacodynamics; cloning; hormone studies

Available in the following LABORATORY:

Availability in cell line catalogues: ATCC: CCL 98, ECACC: 86082803, DSMZ: ACC 458


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