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L929S

L929S

Catalogue No.

86032004

Cell Line Name

L929S

Cell Line Description

The parent L strain was derived from normal subcutaneous areolar and adipose tissue of a 100-day-old male C3H/An mouse by WR Earle in 1940. NCTC clone 929 Clone of strain L (also known as L929) was subsequently derived in March 1948. Strain L was one of the first cell strains to be established in continuous culture, and clone 929 was the first cloned strain developed. Clone 929 was established (by the capillary technique for single cell isolation) from the 95th subculture generation of the parent strain. L929S grows spontaneously in suspension in low serum concentrations. It can also be grown in serum-free medium supplemented with 0.5% bactopeptone.

Characteristics

Tissue of Origin

Adipose

Karyotype

Not specified

Applications

Virus and metabolic studies

Disease

None Stated

Culture Conditions

Subculture Routine

Maintain cultures between 100,000 to 1,000,000 cells/ml; 5% CO₂; 37°C.

Culture Medium

DMEM + 2mM Glutamine + 10% Foetal Bovine Serum (FBS).

Growth Mode

Suspension

Additional Info

Depositor

Mrs M Freshney, The Beatson Institute, Glasgow

Country of Origin

United Kingdom

Hazard Group (ACDP)

Hazard Group (ACDP) 2

Applications

References

Earle WR, et al. 1943 Production of malignancy in vitro. IV. The mouse fibroblast cultures and changes seen in the living cells. J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 4: 165-212.

Bibliography

Sanford KK, et al. 1948 The growth in vitro of single isolated tissue cells. J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 9: 229-246.EARLE WR, SANFORD KK, EVANS VJ, WALTZ HK, SHANNON JE Jr.1951 The influence of inoculum size on proliferation in tissue cultures.J Natl Cancer Inst. 12(1):133-53.PMID:14874126. SANFORD KK, HOBBS GL, EARLE WR.1956 The tumor-producing capacity of strain L mouse cells after 10 years in vitro.Cancer Res. 16(2):162-6.PMID:13293658.

Available Formats

  • Frozen

If use of this culture results in a scientific publication, it should be cited in the publication as: L929S (ECACC 86032004).

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