Establishement of a rabbit lung cell line (RL-33) and its viral susceptibility.
A new cell line (RL-33) was established from a rabbit  lung tissue. The cells maintained a fibroblastic appearance and a contract-inhibited growth through 180 passages. No latent infectious agent has so far been demonstrated. The cells supported the growth of a variety of viruses, enabling plaque assays for Shope fibroma, rabbit myxoma and types 1 and 2 herpes simplex viruses. They were as sensitive to rabbit interferon as RK-13 (a line from rabbit kidney) cells.
D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D002472:Cell Transformation, Viral; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D007372:Interferons; D008168:Lung / Q000166:cytology*; D008722:Methods; D011817:Rabbits; D010948:Viral Plaque Assay; D014776:Virus Cultivation; D014780:Viruses / Q000254:growth & development
D007372:Interferons