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KATO-III

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UNSPSC Code:
41106514

biological source

human stomach (gastric carcinoma)

growth mode

Suspension

karyotype

2n = 46, hypertriploid

morphology

Spherical

products

Not specified

receptors

Not specified

technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable

relevant disease(s)

metastasis

shipped in

dry ice

storage temp.

−196°C

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Cell Line Origin

Human gastric carcinoma

Cell Line Description

Derived from a metastasis of a gastric carcinoma in a 55-year-old Down Syndrome male.

DNA Profile

STR-PCR Data: Amelogenin: X
CSF1PO: 7,11
D13S317: 8,12
D16S539: 10,12
D5S818: 10,11
D7S820: 8,12
THO1: 7,9
TPOX: 11
vWA: 14,16

Culture Medium

RPMI 1640 + 2mM Glutamine + 20% Foetal Bovine Serum (FBS).

Subculture Routine

Maintain cultures between 2-9x100,000 cells/ml; 5% CO2; 37°C. Cells grow in suspension, but will increasingly to adhere to the surface during longer culture. For passaging it is recommended to subculture both cell types using scrapers for dislodging adh

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