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Human Hepatic Sinusoidal Endothelial Cells (HHSEC)

The Many Faces of Hepatic Sinusoidal Endothelial Cells

Hepatic sinusoidal endothelial cells (HSEC) are fascinating cells that are uniquely adapted to their location in the liver. HSEC are found lining micro-vessels in the liver and are extremely specialized… Read more »

ScienCell's Human Astrocytes (HA) - Immunostaining for GFAP, 200x.

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.

Day 9 post-embedding: Endothelial cells stained with VWF (green) and pericytes stained with NG2 (red), 200x

Welcome to the 3rd Dimension

Cell culturing is a widely used technique to grow cells outside of their natural environment using artificial environments and controlled conditions that has become indispensable to scientific research.  The applications… Read more »

pseudogene timeline

Hidden Treasure in “Junk DNA”

3 Reasons Why You Should Take “Pseudogenes” Seriously in Your Research Protein-coding DNA, or “functional” genes, only accounts for up to 2% in the human genome. Until recently, the remaining… Read more »

Perspectives on Cancer

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 »

Comparison of Cell Viability, Proliferation and Apoptosis Assays

To obtain reliable data, assessing the health of cultured cells prior to any assays is essential. Furthermore, many cell-based assays require quantification of cell growth. Cell health and growth can be determined by quantifying cell viability, proliferation, or apoptosis