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Rat Neurons-hippocampal #R1540

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 »

Mouse Microglia #m1900

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 »

6 tips to improve qPCR

6 Tips to improve qPCR (Part 3 of 3)

In this final installment on how to improve your qPCR gene expression profiling (see 6 Tips to Improve qPCR: part 1 and part 2 for previous discussion), we will discuss… Read more »

Choosing the Right Substrate

Many primary cells have difficulty adhering to uncoated glass and plastic surfaces, especially in low serum or serum-free conditions. For primary cells, it is necessary to use a substrate coating… Read more »

The Transcriptome Age: Or, A Young Scientist’s Illustrated Primer

Despite being essential for any experiment involving DNA replication, people rarely give primers a second thought.  To coincide with the launch of our new qPCR gene reference tool, we’ll be… Read more »

Figure 2. Preliminary results acquired by comparison of human brain astrocytes and human retinal astrocytes using GeneQuery™ Astrocyte Cell Biology Kit (Cat# GK009).

Pilot Study: Results Acquired within 2 hours with GeneQuery™ Astrocyte Cell Biology Kit

Gene expression analysis is critical for understanding the transcriptome profiles of primary cells and how they directly influence the cells’ functionality. In addition, the transcriptome profile can affect cell proliferation,… Read more »