NeuroPure™ E18 primary rat cortical astrocytes are live cells provided as micro-surgically dissected regions of day 18 embryonic sprague/dawley rat brain.
- Freshly isolated healthy cells - not frozen
- Ready to use with primary culture up and running within one hour
- High Purity - greater than 95% astrocytes
Rat cortical astrocytes are prepared fresh each week and shipped in a nutrient rich medium that keeps them alive for up to 6 days under refrigeration. Following simple dissociation steps, the NeuroPure cells can be quickly plated on almost any poly-lysine coated substrate using the provided NeuroPure plating medium. NeuroPure cells are ideal for a wide variety of applications including: transfection, pharmacology, electrophysiology, immunocytochemistry and neuronal development studies.
Delivery information: Includes day 18 Embryonic Sprague/Dawley Rat Cortical Astrocytes ~2 x 106 cells, NeuroPure™ Astrocyte Plating Medium 1 vial x 12 mL, NeuroPrep™ Medium 1 vial x 2.5 mL, NeuroPapain™ Enzyme 1 vial x 5 mg.