[Biological characteristics of lymphoid cell lines producing lymphotropic primate herpesviruses]

Lymphoid cell lines of monkey and human origin were characterized by proliferative activity, electrophoretic mobility, and percentage of colony-forming cells. Papio hamadryas cell lines were divided into two types similar to those of humans. One of them includes cell lines of tumor origin with high proliferative activity, decreased electrophoretic mobility, and a high percentage of colony-forming cells. The other type includes lymphoblastic lines of non-tumor origin with low proliferative activity, increased electrophoretic mobility, and low percentage of colony-forming cells.