Chinese Hamster Ovary cell
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Chinese Hamster Ovary cells (CHO cells) are often used in biological and medical research. They were introduced in the 1960s and are used in a cultured monolayer in petri dishes. They require the amino acid proline in its culture medium; this property makes them ideal for genetics research. CHO cells are used in studies of genetics, toxicity screening, nutrition and gene expression.
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External links
- Phase contrast images of CHO cells (http://www.microscopyu.com/galleries/phasecontrast/chocellssmall.html)
- Article from 1958 on culturing euploid cells (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=13598821)
- http://www.biotech.ist.unige.it/cldb/cl721.html
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