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A new cell line (XTY) was derived from a tumor of a femaleXenopus laevis. This cell line has been proliferating in standard amphibian culture medium for more than 4 years (470 generations) and has a doubling time of 75.5 h at 25°C. The cells aggregate into large groups, and their stellate morphology and the expression of desmin demonstrated by immunocytochemistry suggest that their origin is not epithelial.
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Fukui, A., Tashiro, A., Koyama, H. et al. A new cell line (XTY) from a tumor of Xenopus laevis. Experientia 48, 87–91 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01923615
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