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Cells > Cells, Cultured > Cell Line > Cell Line, Tumor > PC12 Cells
Cells > Cells, Cultured > Tumor Cells, Cultured > Cell Line, Tumor > PC12 Cells
Cells > Chromaffin Cells > PC12 Cells
Endocrine System > Chromaffin System > Chromaffin Cells > PC12 Cells

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PC12 Cells  

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Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Cell Line, Pheochromocytoma
  • Cell Lines, Pheochromocytoma
  • Pheochromocytoma Cell Line
  • Pheochromocytoma Cell Lines

Note

  • PC stands for PheochromoCytoma; almost always NIM with no subheadings; check ANIMAL; & RATS; do not routinely add PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA or ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS

Scope note

  • A CELL LINE derived from a PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA of the rat ADRENAL MEDULLA. PC12 cells stop dividing and undergo terminal differentiation when treated with NERVE GROWTH FACTOR, making the line a useful model system for NERVE CELL differentiation.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D016716

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