"HeLa Cells" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The first continuously cultured human malignant CELL LINE, derived from the cervical carcinoma of Henrietta Lacks. These cells are used for, among other things, VIRUS CULTIVATION and PRECLINICAL DRUG EVALUATION assays.
Descriptor ID |
D006367
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MeSH Number(s) |
A11.251.210.190.400 A11.251.860.180.400 A11.436.340
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Concept/Terms |
HeLa Cells- HeLa Cells
- Cell, HeLa
- Cells, HeLa
- HeLa Cell
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