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Growth characteristics of a continuous cell line from the velvetbean caterpillar,Anticarsia gemmatalis Hübner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

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The cell line UFL-AG-286 was established from the embryos ofAnticarsia gemmatalis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). The cell line was characterized by isozyme analysis and from molecular weight determination of the restriction endonuclease bands of the mitochondrial DNA. Cells seeded in 24-cluster wells had a doubling time of 5.9 d when seeded at 2×105 cells ml and 6.7 d when seeded at 3×105 cells/ml.

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  1. Peggy J. Sieburth

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  1. Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida, Bldg. 345, Archer Road Lab, 32611, Gainesville, Florida

    Peggy J. Sieburth & James E. Maruniak

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This work was funded by U.S. Department of Agriculture grant 84-CRCR-1-1431. Florida Agricultural Experiment Station Journal Series, no. 8181.

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Sieburth, P.J., Maruniak, J.E. Growth characteristics of a continuous cell line from the velvetbean caterpillar,Anticarsia gemmatalis Hübner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). In Vitro Cell Dev Biol 24, 195–198 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02623546

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