Cell
CHO cell
Subclass of:
Cultured Cell Line;
Epithelial Cells
Definitions related to chinese hamster ovary cell:
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(cho cell) Cell line established from Chinese hamster ovary cells; used for the isolation of nutritionally deficient mutants and in transfection studies.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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(cho cells) CELL LINE derived from the ovary of the Chinese hamster, Cricetulus griseus (CRICETULUS). The species is a favorite for cytogenetic studies because of its small chromosome number. The cell line has provided model systems for the study of genetic alterations in cultured mammalian cells.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(cho cells) The parental CHO cell line initiated from a biopsy of an ovary of an adult Chinese hamster.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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