Preferred Label : balb 3t3 cells;
MeSH definition : Cell lines developed from disaggregated BALB/c mouse embryos. They are extremely sensitive
to CONTACT INHIBITION, and highly susceptible to transformation by SV40 VIRUS and
murine sarcoma virus (SARCOMA VIRUSES, MURINE).;
MeSH synonym : balb-c 3t3 cell; balb-3t3 cell; cell, balb 3t3; cells, balb-c 3t3; 3t3 cell, balb-c; 3t3 cell, balb; balb 3t3 cell; cells, balb 3t3; balb-c 3t3 cells; 3t3 cells, balb-c; balb c 3t3 cells; cell, balb-c 3t3; 3t3 cells, balb; cell, balb-3t3; cells, balb-3t3; BALB-3T3 cells;
MeSH hyponym : BALB 3T3 clone A31;
MeSH annotation : almost always NIM with no subheadings; check ANIMALS & MICE; do not routinely add
FIBROBLASTS or EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN;
Origin ID : D041702;
UMLS CUI : C1257741;
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- Cell [UMLS semantic type]
Cell lines developed from disaggregated BALB/c mouse embryos. They are extremely sensitive
to CONTACT INHIBITION, and highly susceptible to transformation by SV40 VIRUS and
murine sarcoma virus (SARCOMA VIRUSES, MURINE).