
MatTek’sprimaryNormalHumanEpidermalKeratinocytes(NHEK)andGrowthMedium(NHEK-GM)provideanoptimizedplatformforinvestigatingkeratinocyteBIOLOGy. Availablefromneonataloradultdonorsacrossavarietyofethnicities,MatTek’sNHEKsofferqualityandconvenienceforthestudyofinflammation,oxidativestress, toxicity&phototoxicity,woundhealing,drugscreeningandtissuemodeling.
Donormatchedcelltypes(fibroblasts&melanocytes)areavailableuponrequest.
ProductDescription:
MatTek’sNHEKs areisolated fromneonatal(NHEK-CRY-NEO)oradult(NHEK-CRY-AD)donortissueandcryopreservedas primarycells. WhenculturedinMatTek’sNHEK-GMGrowthMediumaccordingtoMatTek’s NHEK-CRYprotocols,ourepidermalkeratinocytesareguaranteedtohave ≥75%viABIlityuponthawandtoproduce ≥15populationdoublings. NHEKsarecharacterizedbytheircobblestonemorphologyandexpressionofcytokeratins.

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Specifications:
Allcellsarenegativeformycoplasma,bacteria,yeast,andfungi.HIV-1,hepatitisBandhepatitisCarenotdetectedbyPCRforalldonorsandcelllots. Thisproductisforresearchuseonly. Notforuseinanimals,humansordiagnosticpurposes.