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Establishment of a new cell line from embryos of the mosquito, Culex pipiens

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This work was supported by the University of Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station, St. Paul, MN 55108.

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  1. Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, 1980 Folwell Ave., St. Paul, MN, 55108, USA

    Ann M. Fallon, Lauren G. Leen & Timothy J. Kurtti

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Fallon, A.M., Leen, L.G. & Kurtti, T.J. Establishment of a new cell line from embryos of the mosquito, Culex pipiens. In Vitro Cell.Dev.Biol.-Animal 59, 313–315 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11626-023-00771-5

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