SERIOUSLY PASSED CELLS FROM THE KIDNEYS OF AN AFRICAN GREEN MONKEY.

摘要

THE INVENTION DESCRIBED PROVIDES A METHOD FOR SELECTING A NEW AFRICAN GREEN MONKEY KID CELL SUBSTRATE (AGMK), ITS CULTURE AND SERIAL STEP AS WELL AS ITS SUBSEQUENT CHARACTERIZATION. THE INVENTION FURTHER PROVIDES A METHOD FOR USING THE CELLULAR SUBSTRATE IN SERIAL STEP, ISOLATION AND GROWTH OF A LARGE NUMBER OF VIRUSES, ESPECIALLY ROTAVIRUSES, ENTEROVIRUSES, RESPIRATORY VIRUSES AND HEPATITIS A. AGMK FOR THE PRODUCTION OF LIVE AND DEAD VIRUS VACCINES.