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Aedes albopictus cell line

mosquito larvae, Epithelial

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UNSPSC Code:
41106514
NACRES:
NA.81
biological source:
mosquito larvae
growth mode:
Adherent
karyotype:
Diploid
morphology:
Epithelial
products:
Not specified
receptors:
Not specified

Product Name

Aedes albopictus cell line,

biological source

mosquito larvae

Quality Level

form

liquid

growth mode

Adherent

karyotype

Diploid

morphology

Epithelial

products

Not specified

receptors

Not specified

technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable

shipped in

dry ice

storage temp.

−196°C

Cell Line Origin

Mosquito larvae

Cell Line Description

Derived from pooled newly hatched Aedes albopictus larvae. The cells are susceptible to a range of Mosquito borne viruses.

Application

Virus studies: Mosquito viruses

Culture Medium

EMEM (EBSS) + 2mM Glutamine + 1% Non Essential Amino Acids (NEAA) + 10% Foetal Bovine Serum (FBS).

Subculture Routine

Split sub-confluent cultures (70-80%) 1:3 to 1:6 i.e. seeding at 3x1,000 to 2x10,000 cells/cm2using

Other Notes

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Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Propagation of arboviruses in Singh's Aedes cell lines. I. Growth of arboviruses in Aedes albopictus and A. aegypti cell lines.
K R Singh
Current topics in microbiology and immunology, 55, 127-133 (1971-01-01)
V K Jenkins et al.
International journal of radiation biology and related studies in physics, chemistry, and medicine, 50(2), 269-278 (1986-08-01)
In vitro effects of radiation were studied in two permanent cell lines (AGS and SII) from two patients with adenocarcinoma of the stomach and three permanent sublines from each cell line. Radiation survival parameters for AGS and SII parent cell
D F Young et al.
Virology, 365(1), 238-240 (2007-05-19)
Whilst screening various cell lines for their ability to respond to interferon (IFN), we noted that in comparison to other tissue culture cells AGS tumour cells, which are widely used in biomedical research, had very low levels of STAT1. Subsequent
S C Barranco et al.
Cancer research, 43(4), 1703-1709 (1983-04-01)
Ten permanent clones derived from a single biopsy specimen of an untreated human adenocarcinoma of the stomach were established and characterized in vitro. Tissue culture growth properties, doubling times, plating efficiencies, growth fractions, cell cycle phase distributions, DNA indices, modal
S C Barranco et al.
Investigational new drugs, 1(2), 117-127 (1983-01-01)
Four permanent clones of a human adenocarcinoma of the stomach and the parent line from which they were isolated were used as an in vitro model system to evaluate the effects of 8 anticancer agents on cell survival. The drugs

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