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UKCCCR Guidelines for the Use of Cell Lines in Cancer Research
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    These Guidelines were prepared for the UKCCCR during 1998 by an ad hoc committee comprising:

    Dr J R W Masters (University College London, Chairman), Dr P Twentyman (UKCCCR Secretariat, London, Secretary), Dr C Arlett (MRC Cell Mutation Unit, Sussex), Mr R Daley (Sigma-Aldrich Company Ltd, Poole), Dr J Davis (Bio-Products Laboratory, Elstree), Dr A Doyle (Centre for Applied Microbiology and Research, Salisbury). Dr S Dyer (Medical Research Council, London), Dr I Freshney (University of Glasgow), Dr A Galpine (Cancer Research Campaign, London), Ms M Harrison (Imperial Cancer Research Fund, London), Dr H Hurst (ICRF Molecular Oncology Unit, Hammersmith Hospital), Dr L Kelland (Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton), Dr G Stacey (National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, South Mimms), Professor I Stratford (University of Manchester), Dr T H Ward (Paterson Institute for Cancer Research, Manchester)

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