<br>U-2 OS<br>

Version 4.0.200811

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U-2 OS (human, Caucasian, bone, osteosarcoma)

Continuous culture, grown as monolayer
epithelial-like morphology
SPECIES: human, Caucasian (female, 15 years old)
TISSUE/ORGAN: bone
TUMOR: osteosarcoma
PROPERTIES: antitumour testing; cytotoxicity

Available in the following LABORATORY:

Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (MIISB, Milano)
McCoy's 5A + 15% FBS; Freezing medium: Culture medium + 10% DMSO; 37C, 5% CO2, split 1-10

Availability in cell line catalogues: ATCC: HTB 96

Bibliographic references:

Int J Cancer 1967;2:434-447 - PMID: 6081590

U-2 OS (human, Caucasian, bone, osteosarcoma)

Continuous culture, grown as monolayer
epithelial-like morphology
SPECIES: human, Caucasian (female, 15 years old)
TISSUE/ORGAN: bone
TUMOR: osteosarcoma
PROPERTIES: antitumour testing; cytotoxicity

Available in the following LABORATORY:

Russian Academy of Sciences (SPBIC, St. Petersburg)
mycoplasma negative

Availability in cell line catalogues: ATCC: HTB 96

Bibliographic references:

Int J Cancer 1967;2:434-447 - PMID: 6081590

For information, get in touch with:

Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro,
c/o Centro Biotecnologie Avanzate, Torre B - Piano 2
Largo Rosanna Benzi, 10 - I-16132 Genova - Italy Tel: +39-0105737-289, Fax: +39-0105737-295
Email: assunta.manniello@istge.it