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The Claim

The AGS cell line is derived from human gastric adenocarcinoma.

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The Short Version

The available evidence consistently identifies AGS as a human gastric adenocarcinoma cell line. Authoritative repositories, especially ATCC and Cellosaurus, state this directly, and the cited research literature uses AGS with that same provenance. The remaining caveat is only that many downstream sources rely on repository records rather than original 1979 pathology documents.

Caveats

  • Many commercial listings are derivative of ATCC or other repositories and do not add independent verification.
  • The provenance is based on established repository documentation; the original donor pathology report is not shown in the cited record.
  • As with any cell line, provenance does not by itself guarantee every later stock is free from drift, contamination, or misidentification.

The Receipts

  1. AGS - CRL-1739

    ATCC

  2. Cellosaurus cell line AGS (CVCL_0139)

    Cellosaurus

  3. AGS cell line xenograft tumor as a suitable gastric adenocarcinoma model

    PubMed Central

  4. Genotypic and Phenotypic Characterization of Side Population of Human Gastric Cancer Cells

    PubMed Central (PLoS ONE)

  5. Anti-Cancer Potential of Afzelin towards AGS Gastric Cancer Cells

    PubMed Central (MDPI Cancers)

  6. ATCC AGS; Gastric Adenocarcinoma; Human (Homo sapiens)

    Fisher Scientific

  7. AGS cell Cell Line (Female) | BHC11100003

    BioHippo

  8. Exploration of Gastric Adenocarcinoma AGS Cells in Cancer Studies

    Cytion

  9. AGS Cells - AddexBio Product Detail

    AddexBio

  10. AGS human gastric adenocarcinoma cancer cell line labeled with GFP

    OriGene

Filed Under

AGS Cell LineGastric Adenocarcinoma