RRC ID 77802
Author Satoh M, Takeuchi M.
Title Cross-contamination of cell lines as revealed by DNA fingerprinting in the IFO animal cell bank.
Journal Res Commun Inst Ferment
Abstract For quality control of cell lines, the Institute for Fermentation, Osaka (IFO) animal cell bank recently introduced DNA fingerprinting analysis, which enables verification of cell lines at the individual level, to detect cross-culture contamination. By using this analysis, we found two cases of cross-contamination of cell lines.
Volume (16)
Pages 18-23
Published 1993-1-1
PMID 7763724
MeSH Adult Aged Animals Cell Line* DNA Fingerprinting* Female Glioma HeLa Cells Humans Japan Male Middle Aged Quality Control Tissue Banks / standards* Tumor Cells, Cultured
Resource
Human and Animal Cells U-87 MG(RCB0419)