NIH:OVCAR-3

Version 4.0.200811

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NIH:OVCAR-3 (human, Caucasian, ovary, adenocarcinoma)

Monoclonal continuous culture, grown as monolayer
epithelial-like morphology
SPECIES: human, Caucasian (female, 60 years old)
TISSUE/ORGAN: ovary
TUMOR: adenocarcinoma
tumorigenic in nude mice
Cell line available under some conditions.
PROPERTIES: cytotoxicity; antitumour testing; hormone sensibility

Available in the following LABORATORY:

Boehringer Mannheim Italia S.p.A. (MIEOS, Monza (MI))
RPMI 1640 + 10% FBS + Insulin; Freezing medium: Culture medium + 5% DMSO; 37C, 5% CO2, split 1-3 Passage: 7, mycoplasma negative
Derived from ascitic fluid. Isoenzymes: G6PD,B; PGM1,1; PGM3,1; ES D,1; AK1,1; GLO-1,1
Validated by: isoenzymes

Availability in cell line catalogues: ATCC: HTB 161, IZSBS: BS TCL 131

Bibliographic references:

Cancer Res 1983;43:5379-5389 - PMID: 6604576
Cancer Res 1984;44:5286-5290 - PMID: 6333272
Cancer Res 1984;5427-5431 - PMID: 6333272
Science 1984;224:994-996 - PMID: 6372095