"PC12 Cells" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A CELL LINE derived from a PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA of the rat ADRENAL MEDULLA. PC12 cells stop dividing and undergo terminal differentiation when treated with NERVE GROWTH FACTOR, making the line a useful model system for NERVE CELL differentiation.
| Descriptor ID |
D016716
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.251.210.190.750 A11.251.860.180.750 A11.299.500
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| Concept/Terms |
PC12 Cells- PC12 Cells
- PC12 Cell
- Pheochromocytoma Cell Line
- Cell Line, Pheochromocytoma
- Cell Lines, Pheochromocytoma
- Pheochromocytoma Cell Lines
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