Chinese hamster ovary cells

A form of Chinese hamster ovary cell — A family of immortalized cell lines derived from the epithelial cells of the ovary of the Chinese hamster, often used in biological and medical research and commercially in the production of recombinant therapeutic proteins.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of Chinese hamster ovary cell
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