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The transplantable tumor displays an infiltrative pattern of growth within the brain.
The RG2 cells are non-immunogenic in syngeneic Fischer rats despite intensive immunization.
RG2 was submitted to the American Type Culture Collection in March, 1999 at passage 3 from a culture established from a tumor.
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