| Abstract |
This compilation contains information on 76 cell lines or strains from 22
species of invertebrates. The new lines are only from ticks and two
families (Lepidoptera and Diptera) of insects. Most cell lines described
in my earlier paper (Hink 1976) are not included in this publication. This
compilation includes only those lines that were incompletely described in
the 1976 listing or have been established since the earlier list. Media
formulations are also not repeated if they were listed in the 1976 paper.
These lines are used for exciting research that includes cell and hormone
interactions, genetics of somatic cells, biochemistry of mutations that
affect cellular metabolism, and replication of viruses, microfilaria,
coxiella, trypanosomes, and babesia. Some new techniques have succeeded in
establishment of primary cultures that are more likely to continue to
multiply and become cell lines, growth of lines in serum-free and protein-
free media, and culture of many lines in suspension or roller bottles.
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