RAT PULMONARY ARTERY SMOOTH MUSCLE CELL

Non disponible en dehors du Royaume-Uni et de l'Irlande

Application

Cell growth, signaling, receptor transactivation and suppression, vascular remodeling.

Cell Line Origin

Artery

Components

Rat Smooth Muscle Cell Basal Medium that contains 10% FBS and 10% DMSO

General description

Rat Pulmonary Artery Smooth Muscle Cells (RPASMC) provide a useful in vitro model to study cellular and molecular mechanisms of pulmonary hypertension characterized by hyperproliferation of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells.Characterization: positive for smooth muscle cell specific alpha-actin expression.

Preparation Note

2nd passage, >500,000 cells in Rat Smooth Muscle Cell Basal Medium that contains 10% FBS and 10% DMSO Can be cultured at least 12 doublings

Quality

Each lot was tested for proper morphology, Population Doublings, Negative for HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, mycoplasma, bacteria, and fungi.

Subculture Routine

Please refer to the RPASMC Culture Protocol.