Saos-2

Version 4.0.200811

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Saos-2 (human, Caucasian, bone, osteosarcoma)

IZSBS catalog code: BS TLC 90
Continuous culture, grown as monolayer
epithelial-like morphology
SPECIES: human, Caucasian (female, 11 years old) Karyology: 2n = 46 in 50 cells
TISSUE/ORGAN: bone
TUMOR: osteosarcoma
DEPOSITOR: obtained from ATCC

Available in the following LABORATORY:

Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale (IZSBS, Brescia)
McCoy's 5A + 15% FBS; Freezing medium: Culture medium + 10% DMSO; 37C, 5% CO2 Passage: 29, mycoplasma negative, culture
Validated by: isoenzymes (confirmed as human with NP, G6PD, MD, PEPB)

Availability in cell line catalogues: ATCC: HTB 85, DSMZ: ACC 243, ICLC: HTL01001, ECACC: 89050205

Bibliographic references:

J Natl Cancer Inst 1977;58:209-214 - PMID: 833871