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MeSH Heading: Tumor Cells, Cultured
Tree Number(s): A11.251.860
Unique ID: D014407
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014407
Annotation: almost always NIM with no subheadings; check ANIMALS or HUMAN; do not routinely add neoplasm term; policy: Manual 21.57, 22.26.1, 24.4.5+
Scope Note: Cells grown in vitro from neoplastic tissue. If they can be established as a TUMOR CELL LINE, they can be propagated in cell culture indefinitely.
Entry Term(s): Cultured Neoplastic Cells; Cultured Tumor Cells; Neoplastic Cells, Cultured
Previous Indexing: Cell Line (1966-1987); Cells, Cultured (1972-1987); Clone Cells (1970-1983); Tissue Culture (1966-1982)
See Also: Coculture Techniques; Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
Public MeSH Note: 88
History Note: 88
Date Established: 1988/01/01
Date of Entry: 1987/05/08
Revision Date: 2004/08/02

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)

Concept UI: M0022146
Scope Note: Cells grown in vitro from neoplastic tissue. If they can be established as a TUMOR CELL LINE, they can be propagated in cell culture indefinitely.
Terms: Tumor Cells, Cultured Preferred Term
Term UI T042127
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1988); Cultured Neoplastic Cells
Term UI T042124
Date11/13/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); Cultured Tumor Cells
Term UI T042126
Date05/08/1987
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Neoplastic Cells, Cultured
Term UI T042125
Date05/08/1987
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

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