BG-1 Cell Line

BG-1 is a human ovarian carcinoma cell line that has functional and clinically relevent estrogen receptors and progesterone receptors.

Contributors

Inventor Institute
Michael E. Berens ; Ph.D. Wake Forest University
Cat. #: 153873
Tool sub type: Primary
Unit size: 1×10^6 cells / vial
Cancer types: Gynaecologic cancer
Research Fields: Cancer
Organism: Human
Tissue: Ovary
Model: Cancer Model
Cancer Types In Detail: Ovarian carcinoma
Product description: BG-1 is a human ovarian carcinoma cell line that has functional and clinically relevent estrogen receptors and progesterone receptors.
Parental cell line: primary ovarian carcinoma
disease: Cancer
Format: Frozen
Shipping conditions: Dry ice
References:

Baldwin et al. 1998. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim. 34(8):649-54. PMID: 9769151.

BG-1 ovarian cell line: an alternative model for examining estrogen-dependent growth in vitro.

Pavlik et al. 1991. Gynecol Oncol. 42(3):245-9. PMID: 1955187.

The growth response of BG-1 ovarian carcinoma cells to estradiol, 4OH-tamoxifen, and tamoxifen: evidence for intrinsic antiestrogen activation.

Geisinger et al. 1989. Cancer. 63(2):280-8. PMID: 2910432.

Characterization of a human ovarian carcinoma c…

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