Cellosaurus HuWa2 (CVCL_4U67)
| Cell line name | HuWa2 |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | Humpback Whale 2 |
| Accession | CVCL_4U67 |
| Resource Identification Initiative | To cite this cell line use: HuWa2 (RRID:CVCL_4U67) |
| Comments | Group: Endangered species/breed cell line. Group: Cetacean cell line. Characteristics: Developed to test the toxicity of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) on marine mammals. Doubling time: ~42 hours (Direct_author_submission). Miscellaneous: Doubling time from personal communication of Burkard, Michael. Derived from site: In situ; Skin; UBERON=UBERON_0002097. Cell type: Fibroblast of skin; CL=CL_0002620. |
| Species of origin | Megaptera novaeangliae (Humpback whale) (Balaena novaeangliae) (NCBI Taxonomy: 9773) |
| Sex of cell | Male |
| Age at sampling | Adult |
| Category | Finite cell line |
| Web pages | Info; -; -; http://app.griffith.edu.au/sciencesimpact/whale-of-a-lab/ Info; Eawag; -; https://www.eawag.ch/en/department/utox/projects/humpback-whale-cell-lines/ |
| Publications | PubMed=26363275; DOI=10.1016/j.aquatox.2015.08.005 DOI=10.25904/1912/492 |
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| Encyclopedic resources | Wikidata; Q54896940 |
| Entry history | |
| Entry creation | 14-Dec-2015 |
| Last entry update | 10-Apr-2025 |
| Version number | 13 |