Human Embryonic Lung Cells (HEL-R66) Are of Monkey Origin

Overview

Journal Arch Virol

Specialty Microbiology

Date 1981 Jan 1

PMID 7236009

Citations 2

Authors

W A Nelson-Rees

D W Daniels

R R Flandermeyer

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Abstract

Two cultures of cells designated HEL-R66, presumable of human origin, revealed monkey instead of human cell characteristics, including chromosomes, isoenzyme mobility pattern and species-specific cell membrane antigen.

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