Biosafety classification is based on U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines, it is the responsibility of the customer to ensure that their facilities comply with biosafety regulations for their own country.
This cell line has been used for in vivo studies of molecular targeting of EGFR in synegeneic Fischer Rats using either the ligand EGF Ref
Barth RF, et al. Molecular targeting of the epidermal growth factor receptor for neutron capture therapy of gliomas. Cancer Res. 62(11): 3159-3166, 2002. PubMed: 12036929 or monoclonal antibodies directed against it. Ref
Wu G, et al. Molecular targeting and treatment of an epidermal growth factor receptor-positive glioma using boronated cetuximab. Clin. Cancer Res. 13(4): 1260-1268, 2007. PubMed: 17317838
F98EGFR cells express approximately 5 x 105 non-functional EGFR sites per cell compared with an undetectable number of EGFR sites on F98 parental cells.
Subcultivation ratio: A subcultivation ratio of 1:6 to 1:10 is recommended.
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