Preferred Label : hela cells;
MeSH definition : The first continuously cultured human malignant CELL LINE, derived from the cervical
carcinoma of Henrietta Lacks. These cells are used for VIRUS CULTIVATION and antitumor
drug screening assays.; 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.;
MeSH synonym : cell, hela; cells, hela; hela cell;
MeSH annotation : almost always NIM with no subheadings; check HUMAN; do not routinely add UTERINE CERVICAL
NEOPLASMS;
Origin ID : D006367;
UMLS CUI : C0018873;
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Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
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Record concept(s)
Semantic type(s)
- Cell [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
The first continuously cultured human malignant CELL LINE, derived from the cervical
carcinoma of Henrietta Lacks. These cells are used for VIRUS CULTIVATION and antitumor
drug screening assays.
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.