Product Overview

Clonetics™ Rat Microglial cells are cryopreserved, ready-to-use high quality cells prepared by standardized methods, and are ready for immediate culture in supplemented DMEM. Each vial contains approximately 2 million cells in 0.25 ml suspension.

Microglia, is one of the glial cell types in the central nervous system (CNS). They are an important integral component of neuro-glial cell network. Microglia can act as brain macrophages when programmed cell death occurs during brain development or when the CNS is injured.

Recommended medium: DMEM (Lonza No.12-604F) supplemented with heat-inactivated FBS, penicillin/streptomycin (Lonza No. 17-602E), and D-Glucose (Sigma No. G-8769).

Benefits

• Ready-To-Use 

• No tissue dissection or animal handling required 

• Increased data reproducibility

• Characteristic morphology and staining tests confirm tissue origin and cell type

• Negative for mycoplasma, bacteria, yeast and fungi

• Certificate of Analysis (CoA) is available for every batch 

Applications

• Neurogenesis

• Neurotransmitter Function

• Gene Expression

• Signaling Pathways

• Electrophysiology

• Neurotoxicity

• Drug/Compound Screening

• Advanced Cell Culture Models

Content

≥2,000,000 cryopreserved cells per ampule

Catalog #: R-G-535

Please email us at cs@medikonia.com for any enquiry. To place an order, please include the catalog number(s) of the product(s) in the email.

Instructions for proper use and culture of Rat Microglia

Reference guidefor human and animal cells from normal to diseased, fresh and cryopreserved