Rhesus Monkey Chondrocyte Media for the in vitro culture of primate cartilage producing cells.
Rhesus Monkey Chondrocyte Media
Rhesus Monkey Chondrocyte Growth Medium: All-in-one ready-to-use
Type: Growth Medium
Size: 500 ml
Price: $140.00
Description
Rhesus Monkey Chondrocyte Media is a specialized, nutrient-optimized formulation designed to support the in vitro expansion, proliferation, and phenotypic maintenance of primary chondrocyte cells isolated from non-human primate models. Designed to help prevent dedifferentiation, this medium provides a supportive environment for primary monkey chondrocyte cultures used in translational biomedical and comparative research.
The medium is tailored for chondrocytes found within articular cartilage of diarthrodial joints. Within this avascular tissue, these cells reside in lacunae and are surrounded by a pericellular microenvironment. Their primary function is to synthesize, maintain, and remodel the extracellular matrix that provides load-bearing resilience and low-friction joint movement. This matrix contains structural proteins and proteoglycans, including type II collagen and aggrecan.
Maintaining chondrocyte phenotype in vitro can be challenging, as standard culture conditions may reduce matrix production. Rhesus Monkey Chondrocyte Media helps support stable marker expression in monolayer culture and in three-dimensional systems such as alginate bead models.
This culture system may be useful for musculoskeletal and cartilage research, including studies of cartilage degeneration, arthritis, and inflammatory joint responses.
Medium carefully optimized for the characteristics and requirements unique to Primates (Rhesus Monkey). Attention to detail ensures ideal cell health, viability, performance, physiology, morphology, consistency and data. Contact us for custom cell isolation.
Use with:
- Primate Chondrocytes (Contact us about custom cell isolation)
Details
CAI media are tested for sterility in order to confirm no bacteria, yeast or fungi contaminate the solutions. The products undergo further quality control for correct pH, osmolality and lack of endotoxins. A panel of different bioassays affirm the media sustain a proper environment for expected cell-type-specific culture, growth, plating, karyotype, physiology, morphology, viability, population doublings, surface markers, cryopreservation, differentiation and/or induction.
Laboratory research use only (RUO). Not for human, clinical, diagnostic or veterinary use.