• 1 January 1980
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 40  (1) , 91-94
Abstract
Spontaneous neoplastic transformation of Syrian hamster embryo cells in culture occurs in at least 2 steps. An intermediate stage is represented by an aneuploid cell line [GSHE] which is preneoplastic. These cells differ from the diploid cells by a number of properties, including their ability to become neoplastic in vivo when injected while attached to a substrate. A multistep process for neoplastic transformation of cells in vitro was suggested and caution against considering aneuploid cell lines as normal cells should be taken.