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Cellosaurus OKB (CVCL_D041)

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Cell line name OKB
Synonyms OK/B; Opossum Kidney clone B
Accession CVCL_D041
Resource Identification Initiative To cite this cell line use: OKB (RRID:CVCL_D041)
Comments Group: Marsupial cell line.
Derived from site: In situ; Kidney, proximal tubule; UBERON=UBERON_0004134.
Cell type: Epithelial cell of proximal tubule; CL=CL_0002306.
Species of origin Didelphis virginiana (North American opossum) (Didelphis marsupialis virginiana) (NCBI Taxonomy: 9267)
Hierarchy Parent: CVCL_0472 (OK)
Sex of cell Female
Age at sampling Adult
Category Spontaneously immortalized cell line
Publications

PubMed=2539748; DOI=10.1152/ajprenal.1989.256.4.F672
Cole J.A., Forte L.R., Krause W.J., Thorne P.K.
Clonal sublines that are morphologically and functionally distinct from parental OK cells.
Am. J. Physiol. 256:F672-F679(1989)

Cross-references
Encyclopedic resources Wikidata; Q54931912
Entry history
Entry creation22-Oct-2012
Last entry update29-Jun-2023
Version number12