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  P. Romano, A. Manniello et al. Nucl Acids Res 2009 37:D925-D932.
DOI: doi:10.1093/nar/gkn730; PMID: 18927105


NRK-49F (rat, kidney)

Monoclonal continuous culture, grown as monolayer
fibroblast-like morphology
SPECIES: rat
TISSUE/ORGAN: kidney
PROPERTIES: contact inhibition; transformation; chemical transformation; viral transformation

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Availability in cell line catalogues: ATCC: CRL 1570, ECACC: 86101301, DSMZ: ACC 172

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NRK-49F (rat, kidney, fibroblast)


SPECIES: rat
TISSUE/ORGAN: kidney, fibroblast

DSMZ catalog code: ACC 172
Morphology: fibroblast-like cells with a fusiform shape
Description: rat kidney fibroblasts cell line was cloned from a mixed culture of normal rat kidney cells; cells exhibit contact inhibition and are very sensitive; indicator cells for viral or chemical transformation; this cell line is frequently used for TGF-ss bioassays; (= ATCC CRL 1570) confirmed as rat with IEF of AST, NP, PEP B
Viruses: ELISA. reverse transcriptase negative
Depositor: Dr. J. Wehland, GBF, Braunschweig, Germany
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Availability in cell line catalogues: ATCC: CRL 1570, ECACC: 86101301

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NRK-49F (rat, kidney)

Continuous culture, grown as monolayer
fibroblast-like morphology
SPECIES: rat
TISSUE/ORGAN: kidney
PROPERTIES: contact inhibition; transformation; chemical transformation; viral transformation

Available in the following LABORATORY:

Availability in cell line catalogues: ATCC: CRL 1570, ECACC: 86101301, DSMZ: ACC 172

Bibliographic references:


NRK-49F (rat, kidney)

Continuous culture, grown as monolayer
fibroblast-like morphology
SPECIES: rat
TISSUE/ORGAN: kidney
PROPERTIES: contact inhibition; transformation; chemical transformation; viral transformation

Available in the following LABORATORY:

Availability in cell line catalogues: ATCC: CRL 1570, ECACC: 86101301, DSMZ: ACC 172

Bibliographic references:



For information, get in touch with:
IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino
Largo Rosanna Benzi, 10 - I-16132 Genova - Italy
Dott.ssa Paola Visconti
Email: paola.visconti@hsanmartino.it

If you want to cite CLDB and HyperCLDB, please use the following reference:

P. Romano, A. Manniello, O. Aresu, M. Armento, M. Cesaro, B. Parodi.
Cell Line Data Base: structure and recent improvements towards molecular authentication of human cell lines.
Nucleic Acids Research 2009 37(Database issue):D925-D932.
DOI: doi:10.1093/nar/gkn730; PMID: 18927105