hybridoma

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.H02875
A hybrid
cell line
resulting from the fusion of a specific
antibody
-producing spleen cell (lymphocyte) with a myeloma cell, which has the growth characteristics of the myeloma component and the
antibody
-secreting characteristics of the lymphocyte, and will multiply to become a source of pure
monoclonal antibody
.
Source:
PAC, 1992, 64, 143. (Glossary for chemists of terms used in biotechnology (IUPAC Recommendations 1992)) on page 156 [Terms] [Paper]