商品编号


CnT-PR-MH



品牌


CellnTec



公司


CellnTec



公司分类


Melanocyte



Size

1 Ea

商品信息




Melanocytes growing in CnT-PR-MH Homeostasis medium are significantly more responsive to treatment with a tyrosinsase inhibitor, and demonstrate larger reductions in melanin content in both neonatal and adult cells.


The CnT-PR-MH medium is designed for maintenance of melanocytes in a homeostatic state with only minimal growth factor stimulii, sufficient to maintain their function for up to a week in culture.
In the absence of the strong growth factor stimulation found in standard proliferation media, melanocytes growing in CnT-PR-MH show heighted responsiveness to experimental stimulii (such as tyrosinase inhibitors for example).

To test for whitening of melanocytes, the following procedure is proposed:

i) Grow cells to near confluence in the CnT-40 proliferation medium
ii) Switch cells to CnT-PR-MD medium, and allow to differentiate for 5 days
iii) Switch to the Prime MH homeostasis medium one day prior to starting the assay


Melanocyte Homeostasis Medium
CnT-PR-MH is a fully supplemented, frozen, and ready to use culture medium. It does not contain antibiotics / antimycotics, and is free of PMA and TPA.


Species
Developed for human melanocytes. May be used for other species as well.
Tissue type
Melanocyte
Pack size
250 mL bottle, fully supplemented with growth factors. No further additions required.
Product use
Developed for maintenance of primary melanocytes in a homoestatic state for up to 1 week of culture. Cells must be grown to near confluence first in CnT-40 medium.
Media Type
2D-Diff
Defined
No
ACF
No
Culture condition
This medium is designed for use in a 5% CO
2
atmosphere. For suggested cell culture protocols, please see our resources section.
Note
For routine cell cultivation,
CellnTec
recommends to work without antibiotics / antimycotics.
Storage / Shelf life
Store frozen below -15
o
C. For best before date, see label. To prepare medium for use, it is preferable to thaw overnight at 4
o
C. Alternatively, medium may be thawed at room temperature for approx 5-6 hours. If thawing at room temperature, ensure contents do not rise above 15
o
C at the end of the thawing process. Do not thaw in a hot water bath. Once thawed, medium has a remaining shelf-life of 6-weeks when stored at 4
o
C in the dark. Certain culture media components are very sensitive to light. Minimize light exposure at all times.
Quality control
Media functionality and cell morphology tested by cell cultivation with primary human melanocytes. Osmolality, pH and concentration of various ions are tested. Free of bacteria, fungi and mycoplasma contamination.
Shipping condition
CnT-PR-MH is shipped frozen.
Intended use
For research use only. Not for use in therapy or diagnostics.
Last update
2017-09-27