W256
Definition:
W256 is a rat Epithelial cell of mammary gland-derived cancer cell line derived from Mammary gland and associated with Adenocarcinoma of the rat mammary gland. Its continuous tumor-cell growth supports reproducible mechanistic and pharmacological experiments. W256 is used as an in vitro model of Adenocarcinoma of the rat mammary gland to investigate apoptosis.
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