Human liver epithelial cell lines
US5759765A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 2, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jun 2, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 2, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2333/914
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Immortalized cell lines derived from normal adult human liver are described which express phenotypic characteristics of normal adult liver epithelial cells. The invention further provides methods of using the immortalized cells to evaluate the cytotoxicity or carcinogenicity of a compound.
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