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MDA-MB-231 Cells

A human breast cancer cell line that was derived in 1973 from the MALIGNANT PLEURAL EFFUSION of a patient with stage III BREAST CARCINOMA and was characterized as being of breast cancer origin.

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Abstract

A human breast cancer cell line that was derived in 1973 from the MALIGNANT PLEURAL EFFUSION of a patient with stage III BREAST CARCINOMA and was characterized as being of breast cancer origin.

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  • MDA-MB-134 Breast Cancer Cells
  • MDA-MB-134 Breast Carcinoma Cells
  • MDA-MB-231 Cell Line
  • Cell Line, MDA-MB-231
  • Cell Lines, MDA-MB-231
  • Cell, MDA-MB-231
  • Cells, MDA-MB-231
  • Line, MDA-MB-231 Cell
  • Lines, MDA-MB-231 Cell
  • MDA MB 134 Breast Cancer Cells
  • MDA MB 134 Breast Carcinoma Cells
  • MDA MB 231 Cell Line
  • MDA MB 231 Cells
  • MDA-MB-231 Cell
  • MDA-MB-231 Cell Lines

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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, radiation effects, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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History Note

2023

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Previous Indexing

  • Breast Neoplasms (1989-2022)
  • Cell Line, Tumor (1989-2022)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. MDA-MB-231 Cells. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000092302. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000092302
  2. MDA-MB-231 Cells. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17577870