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Alveolar Pneumocytes

General Information

Epithelix is offering primary Human Alveolar Pneumocytes, low passage, isolated from biopsies.

Alveolar pneumocytes are commonly used for in vitro studies related with pulmonary diseases and chemical testing.

Performance

Using an in-house technology and know-how, our cells have the following features:

  • A fast growth rate
  • Very good proliferation and differentiation capacities
  • An improved and uniform morphology
  • Very good reproducibility

Characterization

In culture, these cells have been tested for the following markers :

Left: phase contrast. Right: positive for Aquaporin 5 (ATI, pneumocytes type 1)

Left: phase contrast. Right: positive for LysoTracker Green DND-26 (ATII, pneumocytes type 2)

Description and Maintenance

Cells are supplied in a cryogenic vial containing more than 1'000'000 viable cells in a volume of 1 mL of freezing medium. The vials with cryo-conserved cells will be shipped on dry-ice. Upon arrival, the cells must be taken out and transferred to a storage facility with liquid nitrogen (-196 °C).

General Media Requirements

The culture of these cells is best performed using Epithelix Culture Media.

These media are serum free, chemically defined, and ready-to-use.

Available in 500 mL format.

Quality Control

All batches are performance-assayed and tested negative for HIV-1, mycoplasma, hepatitis-B, hepatitis-C, bacteria, yeast and fungi.