Substantial Media From STEMCELL Technologies for Stem Cell Culture

November 06, 2023

UNC Chapel Hill

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Company:

STEMCELL TECHNOLOGIES

Product Name:

MethoCult

Catalog Number:

M3231

MethoCult is an incomplete medium formulation that contains methylcellulose in Iscove's MDM. It is suitable for the growth and enumeration of hematopoietic progenitor cells in colony-forming unit (CFU) assays of mouse bone marrow, spleen, peripheral blood, and fetal liver when the appropriate growth factors and supplements are added.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Application

Cell culture

Starting Material

Cultured stem cells

Tips

Does not add cytokines

Results Summary

This incomplete medium formulation contains components that have been selected for optimal growth of mouse hematopoietic CFU. It is suitable for growth and detection of erythroid progenitor cells (BFU-E), granulocyte-macrophage progenitor cells (CFU-GM, CFU-G, and CFU-M), and multipotential granulocyte, erythroid, macrophage, megakaryocyte progenitor cells (CFU-GEMM) with the addition of appropriate growth factors and supplements.

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Summary

The Good

Easy to use and does the job well.

The Bad

Maybe a little expensive comparatively.

The Bottom Line

I trust this brand when it comes to stem cells. I have been recently using this and so far the results are great. A little expensive but I still recommend.

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