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NCTC 2544 (human, skin, keratinocyte)


IZSBS catalog code: BS CL 143
Continuous culture, grown as monolayer
Epithelial-like morphology
SPECIES: human
TISSUE/ORGAN: skin, keratinocyte
DEPOSITOR: obtained from Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Università degli Studi, Genova (I)
PROPERTIES: used in biochemical and toxicological studies

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Availability in cell line catalogues: ICLC: HL97002

NCTC 2544 (human, skin)


Continuous culture, grown as monolayer
epithelial-like morphology
SPECIES: human
TISSUE/ORGAN: skin
PROPERTIES: biochemistry; toxicology

Available in the following LABORATORY:

Availability in cell line catalogues: ICLC: HL97002, IZSBS: BS CL 143

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