Discover the first established non-tumorigenic mouse melanocyte:
The Melan-a cell line is an immortal line of pigmented melanocytes derived from the embryonic skin of C57BL mice. This well-established model reflects normal skin melanocytes for in vitro and in vivo comparative studies of the cellular and molecular basis of melanoma malignancy.
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Image: Melan-a cells (adopted from PMID: 3102392, Fig.1)
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