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Acomys Cahirinus Fibroblast Cell Line

Fibroblast cell line derived from the ear of an adult male Acomys cahirinus (Egyptian spiny mouse)

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Applications

  • Drug discovery platform for anti-fibrosis therapeutics

Unique features

  • The only primary somatic cell line available for Acomys cahirinus or any other Acomys species

Research area

Regenerative medicine; organ regeneration; fibrosis; inflammation

Alternate reagents

None

Publications/references

Paper in revision at Developmental Cell

Principal investigator

Kathleen J Millen, PhD and Mark W Majesky, PhD

Learn more

To learn more about this cell line, please email Kamya Rajaram.

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