RD

Version 4.0.200811

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RD (human, Caucasian, muscle, rhabdomyosarcoma, embryonal)

Continuous culture, grown as monolayer
spindle-shaped morphology
SPECIES: human, Caucasian (female, 7 years old) Karyology: modal number 50;microchromosomes, chr. association
TISSUE/ORGAN: muscle
TUMOR: rhabdomyosarcoma, embryonal
Susceptibility to viruses: Coxsackie A * enterovirus * herpes simplex 1 * poliovirus 1 * vaccinia * vesic. stomatitis (Indiana)
Cell line available under some conditions.
PROPERTIES: protein secr.; myoglobin ATPase activity; myosin ATPase activity; genetics; nucleic acids; tumorigenicity; differentiation; cell biology; protein

Available in the following LABORATORY:

Istituto di Cancerologia, Universita' degli Studi (BOUCN, Bologna)
DMEM + 10% FBS; Freezing medium: 90% FBS + 10% DMSO; 37C, 7% CO2, split 4-8 Passage: 57, mycoplasma negative, HOECHST
Morphology is spindle-shaped, myotube-like, giant cells

Availability in cell line catalogues: ATCC: CCL 136, ECACC: 85111502

Bibliographic references:

Cancer 1969;24:520 - PMID: 4241949
J Clin Microbiol 1990;28:1049 - PMID: 2161864
J Virol 1967;1:326