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MeSH Heading: Cell Line, Tumor
Tree Number(s): A11.251.210.190; A11.251.860.180
Unique ID: D045744
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D045744
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: A cell line derived from cultured tumor cells.
Entry Term(s): Tumor Cell Line
Previous Indexing: Cell Line (1969-1989); Tumor Cells, Cultured (1988-2003)
Public MeSH Note: 2004
History Note: 2004
Date Established: 2004/01/01
Date of Entry: 2003/07/30
Revision Date: 1955/01/01

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, Tumor MeSH Descriptor Data 2025