Biosafety classification is based on U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines, it is the responsibility of the customer to ensure that their facilities comply with biosafety regulations for their own country.
NCI-H378 expresses elevated levels of the 4 biochemical markers of SCLC: neuron specific enolase, the brain isoenzyme of creatine kinase, L-dopa carboxylase and bombesin-like immunoreactivity.
The cells express the c-kit gene as well as the L-myc gene, and L-myc is amplified.
The cells express easily detectable levels of p53 mRNA compared to levels found in normal lung.
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