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| Cell line name | IMR-32 |
| Accession number | ICLC HTL96021 |
| Brief description | Species: human, Caucasian; Tumor: neuroblastoma |
| Description | Species: human, Caucasian male 13 months old; Tumor: neuroblastoma |
| Depositor | Dr P. Montaldo, G. Gaslini Institute, Genoa, Italy. |
| Reference paper | Cancer Res 1970;30:2110 - PMID: 5459762 |
| Morphology and growth | continuous culture, grown as monolayer, morphology fibroblast-like and neuroblast-like |
| Culture conditions | RPMI 1640 + 10% FBS + 2mM L-Glutamine + 1mM Na pyruvate + 1% non-essential amino acids; Split confluent cultures 1:3-1:5 using trypsin/EDTA; seed at 2-4x104 cells/cm2; 37C, 5% CO2. |
| Distribution | Cell line available for distribution. For non-commercial investigative use only |
| Hazard | |
| Species validation | Validated by isoenzymes: confirmed as human with AST, MD |
| Tumorigenicity | tumorigenic in nude mice |
| Freezing medium | Culture medium + 50% FBS + 10% DMSO |
| Validation assays | Identification confirmed by Short Tandem Repeat (STR) profile. |
| Comments | The viability can be low after thawing; thaw with medium supplemented with 20% FBS. |