AGS

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AGS (human, Caucasian, stomach, adenocarcinoma)

SPECIES: human, Caucasian
TISSUE/ORGAN: stomach
TUMOR: adenocarcinoma

ECACC catalog code: 89090402
Description: Human Caucasian gastric adenocarcinoma
Viruses: See Properties
Depositor: Obtained from ATCC, USA
No restrictions. Patent: None Specified By Depositor
Properties: Applications: Anti-tumour testing

Available in the following LABORATORY:

Part of the Business Division of the Health Protection Agency (ECACC, Salisbury, Wiltshire)
Ham's F12 + 2mM Glutamine + 10% Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS). Split confluent cultures 1:2 to 1:6 i.e. seeding at 2-5x10,000 cells/cm2 using 0.25% trypsin; 0.05% EDTA; 5% CO2; 37C.
Karyotype: Hyperdiploid
Derived from an adenocarcinoma of the stomach of a 54 year old Caucasian female with no prior anti-cancer treatment.
Research council deposit: No; Price Code: B;
Validated by: isoenzymes (species confirmation)

Availability in cell line catalogues: ATCC: CRL 1739, IZSBS: TCL 135

Bibliographic references:

Cancer Res 1983;43:1703 - PMID: 6831414
FEBS Lett 1992;309(1):47-50 - PMID: 1511743
Int J Radiat Biol Relat Stud Phys Chem Med 1986;50(2):269-278
Invest New Drugs 1983;1:117 - PMID: 6678861