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MeSH Heading: Cell Line
Tree Number(s): A11.251.210
Unique ID: D002460
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002460
Annotation: almost always NIM with no subheadings; check ANIMALS or HUMAN; do not routinely add tissue or organ; policy: Manual 21.57, 22.26.1
Scope Note: Established cell cultures that have the potential to propagate indefinitely.
NLM Classification #: QU 300
Previous Indexing: Tissue Culture (1966-1968)
Public MeSH Note: 72
History Note: 72(69)
Date Established: 1972/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2003/07/30

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Cell Line MeSH Descriptor Data 2025