Report from the National Institute on Aging. NIH support of cellular aging research: the human diploid "fibroblast" model.
The National Institute on Child Health and Human Development, NIH, had earlier committed staff time and resources toward the encouragement of the use of the cultured human cell, particularly the cell line WI-38, as a model for cellular aging. Central to this activity was a contracted supply of cells, and the support of workshops and courses. Continued support of the use of cell and tissue culture in gerontology is anticipated by NIA.
D000375:Aging; D002470:Cell Survival; D005347:Fibroblasts; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.); D012109:Research Support as Topic; D014481:United States