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Cellosaurus Melan-a2 (CVCL_C692)

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Cell line name Melan-a2
Synonyms melan-a2; melan a2
Accession CVCL_C692
Resource Identification Initiative To cite this cell line use: Melan-a2 (RRID:CVCL_C692)
Comments Derived from site: In situ; Skin, epidermis; UBERON=UBERON_0001003.
Cell type: Melanocyte of skin; CL=CL_1000458.
Species of origin Mus musculus (Mouse) (NCBI Taxonomy: 10090)
Breed/subspecies: C57BL/6J.
Hierarchy Parent: CVCL_C693 (Melb-a)
Sex of cell Sex unspecified
Age at sampling <1D
Category Spontaneously immortalized cell line
Publications

PubMed=7540532; DOI=10.1242/dev.121.5.1547
Sviderskaya E.V., Wakeling W.F., Bennett D.C.
A cloned, immortal line of murine melanoblasts inducible to differentiate to melanocytes.
Development 121:1547-1557(1995)

Cross-references
Encyclopedic resources Wikidata; Q54905175
Entry history
Entry creation22-Oct-2012
Last entry update29-Jun-2023
Version number8