Description
Established from peripheral blood lymphocytes of a cotton-top tamarin (cotton-top marmoset) monkey (Saguinus oedipus); cells were described to release high titers of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)
providing a source for transformation of B cells and establishment of continuous cell lines
Karyotype
Near-diploid simian karyotype with 4% polyploidy - 44(42-47)<2n> - chromosome rearrangements present
Culture Properties
suspension
Morphology
single, round to oval cells or clustered in small clumps in suspension and partially adherent; ca. 10% adhere, but trypsin is not necessary to detach the cells
Recommended Medium
90% RPMI-1640
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