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NIH 3T3 Cells

Medical Definition:	A continuous cell line of high contact-inhibition established from NIH Swiss mouse embryo cultures. The cells are useful for DNA transfection and transformation studies. (From ATCC [Internet]. Virginia: American Type Culture Collection; c2002 [cited 2002 Sept 26]. Available from https://www.atcc.org/)
Guide Notes:	almost always NIM with no subheadings; check ANIMAL & MICE; do not routinely add FIBROBLASTS or EMBRYO
Previously Indexed:	3T3 Cells (1991-2003),Cell Line (1978-1991)

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