CCRF-CEM

Version 4.0.200811

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CCRF-CEM (human, Caucasian, peripheral blood, leukemia, acute lymphoblastic)

Monoclonal continuous culture, grown as suspension
lymphoblast-like morphology
SPECIES: human, Caucasian (female, 4 years old)
TISSUE/ORGAN: peripheral blood
TUMOR: leukemia, acute lymphoblastic
Susceptibility to viruses: HIV-1 * HIV-2 * HTLV-1

Available in the following LABORATORY:

Centro Trapianto Midollo Osseo e Divisione Ematologia (PSHTM, Pesaro)
RPMI 1640 + 10% FBS + 2mM L-Glutamine + Antibiotics + 1mM Na pyruvate; Freezing medium: 90% FBS + 10% DMSO; 37C, 5% CO2, split 1-2

Availability in cell line catalogues: ATCC: CCL 119, IZSBS: BS TCL11, ECACC: 85112105, DSMZ: ACC 240

Bibliographic references:

Cancer 1965;18:522-529
Cancer 1966;19:1725 - PMID: 5224274
Exp Cell Res 1965;40:197 - PMID: 5318974