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. 2002 Jul;15(3):390–400. doi: 10.1128/CMR.15.3.390-400.2002

TABLE 1.

Cell culture abbreviations, acronyms, descriptions, and definitions

Abbreviation Name definition or use
BFTE Bovine fallopian tube epithelial cells
BHK Baby hamster kidney cells
Caco-2 Human colonic adenocarcinoma cells
CAM Chorioallantoic membrane
HCT-8 Human colonic tumor (human ileocecal adenocarcinoma) cells
HFL Human fetal lung cells
HRT Human rectal tumor cells
HT29.74 Human colon adenocarcinoma cells
Intestine 407 Human embryonic intestine cells
L929 Mouse fibroblast cells
LGA Lewis rat small intestine carcinoma cells
MDBK Madin-Darby bovine kidney cells
MDCK Madin-Darby canine kidney cells
PCK Primary chicken kidney cells
PK-10 Porcine kidney cells
RL95-2 Human endometrial carcinoma cells
T84 Human colon carcinoma cells
Ficoll Neutral, highly branched, hydrophilic polymer of sucrose used in gradient purification methods
K2Cr2O7 Potassium dichromate (2.5% aqueous working concentration for storage of oocysts at 4°C)
Leighton tube Glass culture tube with a flattened side in which a cover glass can be positioned to support cell growth
Percoll Polyvinylpyrrolidone-coated silica particles (15-30 nm in diameter) used in gradient purification methods for cells