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Cells > Epithelial Cells > CHO Cells
Cells > Cells, Cultured > Cell Line > CHO Cells

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CHO Cells  

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Note

  • CHO stands for "Chinese Hamster Ovary"; almost always NIM with no subheadings; check ANIMALS & add HAMSTERS, CHINESE (NIM); do not routinely add OVARY

Scope note

  • CELL LINE derived from the ovary of the Chinese hamster, Cricetulus griseus (CRICETULUS). The species is a favorite for cytogenetic studies because of its small chromosome number. The cell line has provided model systems for the study of genetic alterations in cultured mammalian cells.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D016466

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