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. 2010 May 30;9:131. doi: 10.1186/1476-4598-9-131

Table 3.

Origins and growth conditions of common cancer cell lines used for MTS cytotoxicity assays

Cell Line Origin Media
A549 Human lung carcinoma RPMI with 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS)
MCF-7 Human mammary gland adenocarcinoma RPMI with 10% FBS
CEM Human T-lymphoblastoid from ALL RPMI with 10% FBS
HeLa Human cervical carcinoma DMEM with 10% FBS
M006X Human glioma cells DMEM-F12 with 10% FBS and 1% Glutamine
M010B Human glioma cells DMEM-F12 with 10% FBS and 1% Glutamine