DU 145

Version 4.0.200811

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DU 145 (human, Caucasian, prostate, carcinoma)

Monoclonal continuous culture, grown as monolayer
epithelial-like morphology
SPECIES: human, Caucasian (male, 69 years old)
TISSUE/ORGAN: prostate
TUMOR: carcinoma
tumorigenic in nude mice
PROPERTIES: biochemical markers; receptor; biochemistry

Available in the following LABORATORY:

Istituto Endocrinologia, Universita' degli Studi (MIUEP, Milano)
MEM + 10% FBS; Freezing medium: 90% FBS + 10% DMSO; 37C, 5% CO2, split 1-5, mycoplasma negative

Availability in cell line catalogues: ATCC: HTB 81, IZSBS: BS TCL 141

Bibliographic references:

Cancer Res 1977;37:4049 - PMID: 908039
Int J Cancer 1978;21:274 - PMID: 631930
Models for Prostate Cancer (G P Murphy ed) 1980;67-84