[Effect of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) on HeLa cells (author's transl)].
1975
R Mori, and
K Fujita, and
M Yamaguchi, and
H Yoshimura, and
H Yamamoto
UI
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D011078
Polychlorinated Biphenyls
Industrial products consisting of a mixture of chlorinated biphenyl congeners and isomers. These compounds are highly lipophilic and tend to accumulate in fat stores of animals. Many of these compounds are considered toxic and potential environmental pollutants.
The first continuously cultured human malignant CELL LINE, derived from the cervical carcinoma of Henrietta Lacks. These cells are used for, among other things, VIRUS CULTIVATION and PRECLINICAL DRUG EVALUATION assays.
Cell, HeLa,Cells, HeLa,HeLa Cell
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