| Description | Human Epidermal Melanocytes (HEM) from CD BioSciences can maintain their characteristic shape in culture for several generations. They produce melanin and are used as a useful cell model for studying the proliferation and differentiation of melanocytes and the process of melanoma formation. Epidermal melanocytes are pigment-producing cells located in the basal layer of the epidermis, where they interact with keratinocytes through a cellular process called dendrites. Melanin is a pigment that is produced by melanocytes and causes skin color. It is then transferred to keratinocytes and stored in vesicles called melanosomes located around the nucleus to provide protection from ultraviolet radiation. |
| Size/Quantity | 1 Cryovial |
| Quality Control | No bacteria, yeast, fungi, mycoplasma, virus |
| Application | For research use only |
| Tissue | Normal healthy human neonatal foreskin |
| Bioassay | Attach, spread, proliferate in Growth Med |
| Cryovial | 500,000 HEM (2nd passage) frozen in Basal Medium w/ 30% FBS, 10% DMSO |
| Kit | Cryovial frozen HEM (104-05n), Growth Medium (135-500), Subcltr Rgnt Kit (090K) |
| Proliferating | Shipped in Gr Med, 3rd psg (flasks or plates) |
| Doublings | At least 12 |
| Price | Inquiry |
