IMC-Hz-1
Order
Species
Common Name(s)
cotton bollworm
Primary Designation
IMC-Hz-1
Accession No.
CVCL_AV27
Stage
Tissue
Initiator(s)
W.F. Hink
References
Hink, W. F., & Ignoffo, C. M. (1970). Establishment of a new cell line (IMC-HZ-1) from ovaries of cotton bollworm moths, Heliothis zea (Boddie). Experimental Cell Research, 60(2), 307-309; Mitsuhashi, J. (1989). Nutritional requirements of insect cells in vitro. In: Invertebrate Cell System Applications, Vol. I (Ed: Mitsuhashi, J.), pp.3-20, CRC Press, Boca Raton.
Notes
Growth characteristics: grows in suspension when subcultured at 7-day interval; Morphology: The majority of the cells are spherical or ellipsoidal, with diameters of 9.9 to 26.2 µm; approx. 6 % of the cell population possess a single protoplasmic extension of 7.8 to 12.7 µ in length and 4 % are larger oblong binucleate cells with lengths of 26.7 to 46 µm and widths of 24.2 to 32.9 µm
Medium
Grace's insect medium + 3 % or 5 % heated cotton bollworm hemolymph
Status
Patents
Not available
