part_of part of part of derives from derives_from immortal dog kidney-derived cell line cell MDCK cell HyperCLDB: cl5078 MDCK A model mammalian cell line cell that was genereated from the initial isolation in 1958 of epithelial cells from the kidney tubule of an adult Cocker Spaniel dog by Stewart H. Madin and Norman B. Darby, Jr.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madin-Darby_canine_kidney_cells Madin-Darby canine kidney cell epithelial cell Canis lupus familiaris kidney