Continuous mammalian cell lines having monocyte/macrophage characteristics and their establishment in vitro

摘要

Continuous mammalian cell lines having characteristics of immature monocytes and/or macrophages which have been established from normal mammalian cells, continuous human cell lines having characteristics of immature monocytes and/or macrophages which are substantially free of malignant cells, and a method for establishing such cell lines through long-term culturing of normal mammalian cells with periodic, partial medium changes during culturing are provided.