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Cellosaurus LSTM-RA-219 (CVCL_Z135)

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Cell line name LSTM-RA-219
Synonyms RA-219; TTC-219
Accession CVCL_Z135
Resource Identification Initiative To cite this cell line use: LSTM-RA-219 (RRID:CVCL_Z135)
Comments Group: Tick cell line.
Miscellaneous: Cell line probably no longer available; no published report since 1987 (personal communication of Bell-Sakyi L.).
Species of origin Rhipicephalus appendiculatus (Brown ear tick) (NCBI Taxonomy: 34631)
Sex of cell Sex unspecified
Category Spontaneously immortalized cell line
Publications

PubMed=1123829; DOI=10.1093/jmedent/11.6.698
Varma M.G.R., Pudney M., Leake C.J.
The establishment of three cell lines from the tick Rhipicephalus appendiculatus (Acari: Ixodidae) and their infection with some arboviruses.
J. Med. Entomol. 11:698-706(1975)

Cross-references
Encyclopedic resources Wikidata; Q54903144
Entry history
Entry creation10-Apr-2015
Last entry update21-Mar-2023
Version number6