Ready-to-use Clonetics® Rat Brain Cortex Astrocytes are obtained from rat brain, passaged once and prepared as cell suspensions for shipment on dry ice. Glia are a mixture of rat cortical, hippocampal and striatal astrocytes.

• Ready-To-Use
• No tissue dissection or animal handling required
• Increased data reproducibility
• Characteristic morphology and staining tests confirm tissue origin and cell type
• Negative for mycoplasma, bacteria, yeast and fungi

Each vial contains approximately 1 million cells. Astrocytes can be easily thawed and cultured. Astrocytes can be harvested and re-plated or stored frozen for later use. The cells are shipped overnight.

Recommended medium: AGM® BulletKit® (CC-3186).

Applications: Neurogenesis, Neurotransmitter function, Gene expression, Signaling pathways, Electrophysiology, Neurotoxicity, Drug/Compound screening, Advanced cell culture models.