Stemcell, 04960, MegaCult™-C Collagen and Medium Without Cytokines

MegaCult™-C Collagen and Medium Without Cytokines kit includes medium and collagen solution necessary for performing colony-forming unit (CFU) assays of human or mouse megakaryocyte progenitor cells (CFU-Mk):

• MegaCult™-C Medium Without Cytokines is intended for the culture of CFU-Mk in human bone marrow, mobilized peripheral blood, and cord blood samples, after addition of appropriate cytokines. It is suitable for use with CD34 + enriched cells, mononuclear cells, and cells isolated by other purification methods. It is also intended for assays of megakaryocyte progenitor cells in unseparated or purified cell suspensions of mouse bone marrow, after addition of appropriate cytokines.

• Collagen Solution for preparation of collagen gels and for coating cell culture surfaces.

Individual kit components may also be purchased separately, for your convenience.

For more information on protocols for human CFU-Mk assays using MegaCult™-C, please explore the Technical Manual.