Rat Skeletal Muscle Cell Starvation Media
RSkMC Starvation Medium: Use when cells need to be starved overnight to 24 hrs before experiment
Size: 500 ml
Price: $88.00
Description
Rat Skeletal Muscle Cell Starvation Media is a nutrient-restricted culture formulation designed for serum deprivation of primary rat skeletal muscle cells (RSkMC) and myoblasts. By providing minimal basal nutrients without serum mitogens or growth factors, this starvation medium helps reduce background signaling and supports a low-stimulation state during acute experimental challenges.
Skeletal muscle cells are the contractile cells of the skeletal muscle system and are attached to bone through tendons; they contribute to locomotion, posture, and joint stability.
In skeletal muscle biology, these cells are important for:
- Contraction and relaxation
- Insulin-stimulated glucose uptake and glycogen metabolism
- Regeneration through activation, proliferation, and fusion of satellite cell-derived myoblasts into multinucleated myofibers
In signaling and metabolic studies, serum factors and nutrient excess in growth media can mask receptor responses or increase basal phosphorylation. Rat Skeletal Muscle Cell Starvation Media can be used to reduce background signaling before acute insulin stimulation, glucose uptake assays, and related metabolic experiments.
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