
MatTek’sNormalHumanMelanocytes(NHM)andGrowthMedium(NHM-GM)provideanoptimizedplatformforscreeningactivesthataffectskinpigmentation. ResultsobtainedwithMatTek’sNHMcanbetransferredtoour3DMelanoDermtissuemodelforsuperiorproductdevelopment. Availablefromneonataloradultdonorsacrossavarietyofethnicities,MatTek’sNHMsofferqualityandconvenienceforthestudyofmelanogenesis,compoundscreening,toxicitytestingandproductdevelopment.
Donormatchedkeratinocytes(NHEK)&fibroblasts(NHDF)areavailableuponrequest.
ProductDescription:
MatTek’sNHMs areisolated fromneonatal(NHM-CRY-NEO)oradult(NHM-CRY-AD)donortissueandcryopreserved. WhenculturedinNHM-GMGrowthMediumaccordingtotheMatTekNHMprotocol,ourmelanocytesareguaranteedtohave ≥75%viABIlityuponthawandtoprovide≥12populationdoublings. NHMsarecharacterizedbytheirdendriticmorphologyandexpressionofMEL-5.

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