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How can Lonza’s Human Skeletal Muscle Myoblasts (HSMM) be differentiated to produce desmin?

Human Skeletal Muscle Myoblasts usually begin to form multinucleated myotubes when the culture reaches 50-70% confluence. Myotubes are formed by the fusion of several to many myoblasts. Addition of differentiation medium, when the culture reaches...

Approximately what size are the Coronary Artery Smooth Muscle Cells (CASMCs)?

Lonza’s R&D estimates that the CASMC’s are around 30 µm in diameter when rounded/in suspension.

I thawed and plated my ampoule of Clonetics™ Cells yesterday and most of the cells are floating. What happened?

Clonetics™ Cells will not be confluent on day one. After 24 hours, you will see few attached cells per field under the microscope. Aspirate off the media and the floating cells and replace with fresh, pre-warmed media. Those attached cells will begin...

Do you have any recommendation how to coat glass cover slips for neuron culture, e.g. for use with the Y unit or for post Nucleofection® culture in general?

Preparation of coverslips: At Lonza we used coverslips from Menzel (part of Thermo Scientific). We think that the coverslips have such a good quality that they don’t have to be cleaned prior to use.If you want to use other coverslips or prefer...

Where are Lonza’s Human Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells (AoSMC) isolated from?

While Lonza’s Human Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells (AoSMC) are isolated from either the ascending or descending aorta, it is usually the ascending aorta that is used. If the heart comes with the aorta, which happens most of the time, then the AoSMC are...

I've had my Clonetics™ Cells in culture for a few months, they're no longer growing and don't look like healthy cells, what's wrong?

All Clonetics™ Cells are primary cells with a finite life span. Most Clonetics™ Cells are guaranteed for 10 – 15 additional population doublings, which equates to about 2 – 3 passages. As cell death begins to occur, morphology and cell performance...

Where are Lonza’s Pulmonary Artery Smooth Muscle Cells (PASMC) cells isolated from?

There is no specification on whether the tissue for Lonza’s PASMCs comes from the area closest to the heart or the area closest to the lung.Generally, the tissue is pulled from the area branching off the heart so long as Lonza receives a long enough...

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