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Tumor Cells, Cultured
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Definition
: Cells grown in vitro from neoplastic tissue. If they can be established as a TUMOR CELL LINE, they can be propagated in cell culture indefinitely.
almost always NIM with no subheadings; check ANIMALS or HUMAN; do not routinely add neoplasm term; policy: Manual 21.57, 22.26.1, 24.4.5+
See Also
Coculture Techniques
;
Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
Examples
Cell Line, Tumor
;
Embryonal Carcinoma Stem Cells
Other names
Neoplastic Cells, Cultured; Cultured Tumor Cells; Tumor Cell, Cultured; Neoplastic Cell, Cultured; Cultured Tumor Cell; Cultured Neoplastic Cell; Cells, Cultured Tumor; Cells, Cultured Neoplastic; Cell, Cultured Tumor; Cell, Cultured Neoplastic; Cultured Neoplastic Cells