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Cell line name | TT |
Accession number | ICLC HTL98004 |
Brief description | Species: human; Tissue: thyroid; Tumor: carcinoma, medullary |
Description | Species: human female 77 years old; Tissue: thyroid; Tumor: carcinoma, medullary |
Depositor | Dr.T. Florio, Neuroscience Unit, ABC, Genoa, Italy |
Reference paper | Robbins J., Andreoli M., Monaco F. eds., Advances in thyroid neoplasia, Rome: Field Educational Italia; 1981; pp 95-105 |
Morphology and growth | continuous culture, grown as monolayer, morphology epithelial-like |
Culture conditions | Ham's F12 + 15% FBS + 2mM L-Glutamine; split confluent cultures 1:2-1:4 using trypsin/EDTA; seed at 1-3 x 10^4 cells/cm2; 37C, 5% CO2 |
Properties | produces high levels of calcitonin and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) |
Distribution | Cell line available for distribution upon consent of the depositor. For non-commercial investigative use only |
Hazard | |
Species validation | Validated by isoenzymes: confirmed as human with MD, NP |
Tumorigenicity | tumorigenic in nude mice |
Freezing medium | Culture medium + 50% FBS + 10% DMSO |
Validation assays | Identification confirmed by Short Tandem Repeat (STR) profile. |