NIAS-PRC-819C

NIAS-PRC-819C

Order

Species

Common Name(s)

European cabbage butterfly/Small white butterfly

Primary Designation

NIAS-PRC-819C

Accession No.

CVCL_Z120

Stage

Tissue

Initiator(s)

J. Mitsuhashi

References

Mitsuhash, J., Hayasaka, S., & Imanishi, S. (2003). Cntinuous cell lines from the common white, Pieris rapae crucivora Boisduval. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Animal, 39(3-4), 114-116.

Notes

Morphology: consisted mostly of small and round cells; Karyology: this cell line contained cells with various ploidy, although near-tetraploid cells are predominant; after tetraploid, hexaploid and octaploid cells were the most abundant; Growth characteristics: doubling time = 6.9 days.

Medium

Grace's Insect medium + 10%FBS

Cell Culture Collection

Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Owashi 1-2, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8634, Japan.

Status

Contact Information

S-225 Ag Science Center Lexington, KY 40546-0091

(859) 257-7450

entchair@uky.edu