Human Lung Fibroblast Cell Line

Cell collections a publication of the coriell cell repositories 2003 2004.

Human lung fibroblast cell line.

Normal human atcc pcs 201 013 from the liquid nitrogen tank. Our normal human fibroblasts can also be used for drug screening. Wi 38 is a diploid human cell line composed of fibroblasts derived from lung tissue of a 3 month gestation aborted female fetus. This is a normal diploid human cell line with 46 xy karyotype.

A brief history of imr 90. Fluorescence digital image gallery human fetal lung fibroblast cells mrc 5 line the mrc 5 cell line is commonly utilized in vaccine development as a transfection host in virology research and for in vitro cytotoxicity testing. Lifeline normal human fibroblasts provide an ideal cell system to study wound healing toxicology cancer or basic cell biology in various organs including skin lung bladder and the reproductive systems. Fibroblast tissue.

Cc 2512b and get a discounted price on cells and media. Initiated in september 1966 by j. A certificate of analysis is provided for each cell lot purchased. Purchase our lung fibroblast cell culture kit catalog no.

The cell line isolated by leonard hayflick in the 1960s has been used extensively in scientific research with applications ranging from developing important theories in molecular biology and aging to the production of most human virus vaccines. The human lung fibroblast cell line mrc 5 constitutively produces a megakaryocyte potentiator activity identified in murine bone marrow liquid culture assays for acetylcholinesterase and megakaryocyte colony assays in the presence of low concentrations of il 3. Human cell type. Bladder cardiac dermal gingival lung airway prostate scleral uterine and vas deferens.

26 29 the fibroblasts are easily maintained in culture and exhibit a finite life span. The mrc 5 cell line was derived from normal lung tissue of a 14 week old male fetus by j p. The cells are derived from a first trimester fetus. Human fetal lung fibroblasts such as hfll mrc 5 and wi38 have been extensively studied and characterized in aging studies collagen biosynthesis and cytotoxicity testing.

The kit consists of a cryopreserved ampule of lung fibroblast cells catalog no. Ag06814 j fibroblast from skin lung ag05965 c fibroblast from skin lung search results for aborted fetus. The modal chromosome number was 46 occurring in 70 of cells. Jacobs the cell line was derived from the human lung tissue of a 14 week old male fetus aborted from a 27 year old woman.

Cc 2512 and fgm tm 2 bulletkit tm growth media catalog no. Complete growth medium obtain one vial of primary lung fibroblast cells. 2 continuous lung cell lines. Jacobs in september of 1966.