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BT-474 (human, Caucasian, breast, carcinoma, ductal)


ICLC catalog code: HTL00008
Continuous culture, grown as monolayer
epithelial, compact, multi-layered colonies, rarely become confluent morphology
SPECIES: human, Caucasian (female, 60 years old)
TISSUE/ORGAN: breast
TUMOR: carcinoma, ductal
tumorigenic in nude mice
DEPOSITOR: Dr L. Varesco, Exp. Oncology Dept, IST, Genoa, Italy
Cell line available for distribution. For non-commercial investigative use only

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Availability in cell line catalogues: DSMZ: ACC 64

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