13 Technical Tips for Successful Primary Cell Culture
When working with primary cells, it is important to remember that they are not cell lines and should be treated with care. At ScienCell, we specialize in primary cell culture… Read more »
Category Archives: Primary Cells
Serum in cell culture today
Scientists are trying to reduce or replace animal serum in culture media due to ethical concerns, rising costs, batch variability, and concerns over infectious agents…
Not All Primary Cells are Created Equal
Primary cells, which are isolated directly from tissue, show normal cell morphology and maintain many of the important markers and functions seen in vivo. Primary cells, though, have a finite lifespan and limited expansion capacity, so it is critical to use primary cells at low passage for your research.
Primary Neurons vs Neuronal Cell Lines
Neuronal cell lines are commonly used for in vitro neurobiology studies because they are more easily transfected compared to primary neurons and they proliferate, whereas primary neurons do not. Neuronal… Read more »
Circadian Clock and its connection to Breast Cancer
The 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Jeffrey C Hall, Michael Rosbash, and Michael W Young for research that established key mechanistic principles on how circadian… Read more »
Perspectives on Cancer
Cancer is a collection of over 200 diseases where the only common denominator is rogue cells1,2. The ways in which a cell can go rogue is so varied that cancer… Read more »
ScienCell a Unique Provider of Primary Schwann Cells Worldwide
CARLSBAD, Calif. — ScienCell Research Laboratories, Inc. is a unique supplier of primary Human Schwann Cells (https://www.sciencellonline.com/human-schwann-cells.html) to the scientific research community. Schwann cells are glial cells that protect and… Read more »
Neurological Disease Therapy through Regulation of Reactive Oxygen Species Levels
ScienCell’s Rat Hippocampal Neurons Used in Recent Neurological Disease Therapy Research Published in Scientific Reports Journal Neurons are dynamically polarized cells responsible for electrochemically transmitting information throughout the nervous system. Scientists have characterized hundreds of neuron… Read more »
Novel Molecular Insights into Classical and Alternative Activation States of Microglia
ScienCell’s Mouse Microglia Used in Recent Microglial Activation Research Published in Molecular & Cellular Proteomics Journal Microglia are a type of macrophage-like glial cell in the central nervous system (CNS) and they function as the brain’s… Read more »
How to Take Quality Microscopy Pictures
When it comes to primary cell culture, a picture is worth a thousand words. A quality image can convey information on cell morphology, health, culture purity and density. Different types… Read more »