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HEK 293 cells

HEK 293 cells

HEK 293 cells are Human Embryonic Kidney cells (HEK cells). 293 cells are generated by transformation of sheared adenovirus 5 genome into human embryonic kidney cells. It is one of the most commonly used cell lines because of its high transfection efficiency.

Resources:

HEK 293 cell database (by Gerry Shaw)

293 cells subculture conditions and references from ATCC

Last update 25-Mar-2008, Rating Excellent! of 1 votes.

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By kena gonzalez on 25-Mar-2008

tiene algo que ver con el desarrollo de los genomas infectados?
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