H-EMC-SS

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H-EMC-SS (human, muscle, chondrosarcoma)

SPECIES: human
TISSUE/ORGAN: muscle
TUMOR: chondrosarcoma

ECACC catalog code: 94042258
Morphology: Fibroblast-like
Description: Human chondrosarcoma
Viruses: See Properties
Depositor: Dr T Ohno, Riken Gene Bank, Tsukuba, JAPAN
No restrictions. Patent: None Specified By Depositor
Properties: Applications: Carcinogenesis studies, metastatic ability experiments.

Available in the following LABORATORY:

Part of the Business Division of the Health Protection Agency (ECACC, Salisbury, Wiltshire)
Ham's F12/DMEM (1:1) + 10 % Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS). Split confluent cultures 1:4 i.e. seeding at 2x10,000 cells/cm2 using 0.25% trypsin or trypsin/EDTA; 5% CO2; 37C.
Passages: 23; This extraskeletal myeloid chondrosarcoma has been derived from the muscle of a 77 year old female with metastases found in lymph nodes and lung.
Research council deposit: No; Price Code: C;
Validated by: isoenzymes (species confirmation)

Availability in cell line catalogues: ICLC: HTL99016

Bibliographic references:

Dokkio J Med Sciences 1992;19:1