Mesh term COS Cells
Browse to parent terms:Cell Line, Transformed
Fibroblasts
Description
CELL LINES derived from the CV-1 cell line by transformation with a replication origin defective mutant of SV40 VIRUS, which codes for wild type large T antigen (ANTIGENS, POLYOMAVIRUS TRANSFORMING). They are used for transfection and cloning. (The CV-1 cell line was derived from the kidney of an adult male African green monkey (CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS).)Search for this term in our Faculty Database
View this term at the NCBI website
