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FTC-133 (human, thyroid, carcinoma, follicular)


ICLC catalog code: HTL97015
Continuous culture, grown as monolayer
polygonal flat to spindle-like morphology
SPECIES: human (male, 42 years old) Karyology: complex chromosomal changes; p53 mutation
TISSUE/ORGAN: thyroid
TUMOR: carcinoma, follicular
Derived from: a lymph node metastasis
DEPOSITOR: Obtained from ECACC.
Cell line available for distribution. For non-commercial investigative use only
PROPERTIES: The cell line has been used for studies on the function of human thyroid and development of thyroid cancer; expression of 5-deiodinase type I; the cells retained differentiated thyrocyte function and thyrocyte responsiveness to thyrotropin and local active growth factors; thyroglobulin immunoreactivity could be shown in the cytoplasm and EGF receptor immunoreactivity could be visualised on the cell membranes

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Availability in cell line catalogues: ECACC: 94060901

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