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Transformation of newborn hamster cells with simian adenovirus SA7
Author(s) -
Whitcutt J. M.,
Gear J. H. S.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
international journal of cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.475
H-Index - 234
eISSN - 1097-0215
pISSN - 0020-7136
DOI - 10.1002/ijc.2910030505
Subject(s) - simian , hamster , weanling , transformation (genetics) , virology , mesocricetus , in vitro , syrian hamsters , virus , inoculation , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , immunology , genetics , endocrinology , gene
Newborn Syrian hamster skin cells can be transformed in vitro by simian adenovirus SA7. The transformation occurs within 6–8 days of treatment with virus and the transformed cells give rise to tumour development when they are re‐inoculated into weanling hamsters.