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• RA

  Retinoic Acid

• RAMC

  Royal Army Medical Corps; locations specified in the text or, if unspecified, Millbank, London, UK

• RCD (Research Council Deposit)

  Some cell lines in the General and Hybridoma collections at ECACC were deposited by the Research Council or with the aid of a Research Council grant. UK non-profit making organisations may receive a single ampoule of each RCD cell line free of charge. Please note that carriage charges will still apply

• Resuscitation

  Process of reviving cells from a frozen state.

• RH

  Collection of Dr R Hugh, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA

• RPMI

  Roswell Park Memorial Institute. Often used as an abbreviation for RPMI 1640 nutrient medium.

• RVC

  Royal Veterinary College, London, UK