A continuous cell line of high contact-inhibition established from NIH Swiss mouse embryo cultures. The cells are useful for DNA transfection and transformation studies. (From ATCC [Internet]. Virginia: American Type Culture Collection; c2002 [cited 2002 Sept 26]. Available from http://www.atcc.org/)

Annotation

almost always NIM with no subheadings; check ANIMAL & MICE; do not routinely add FIBROBLASTS or EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN

DUI

D041681 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0439078

Previous indexing

3T3 Cells (1991-2003); Cell Line (1978-1991)

History note

2004; use 3T3 CELLS 1992-2003

Public note

2004; see 3T3 CELLS 1992-2003