Mouse Neurons-substantia nigra from C57BL/6

The tissue of the central nervous system is made up of two classes of cells that may be broadly categorized as neurons and glia. Neurons are anatomic, functional, and trophic units of the brain. Neurons are dynamically polarized cells responsible for electrochemically transmitting information throughout the nervous system. Despite great variability in size and shape, all neurons share common morphological features, the key elements of a highly complex communication network. The substantia nigra is a midbrain cluster of mostly dopaminergic neurons involved in behaviors such as learning, addiction, and movement. The substantia nigra has been implicated in disorders such as drug addiction and schizophrenia. Additionally, loss of substantia nigra neurons significantly contributes to the development of Parkinson’s disease. Mouse neurons-substantia nigra (MN-sn) are a useful in vitro model for studying a wide variety of disorders including Parkinson’s disease, drug addiction, and schizophrenia.

MN-sn from ScienCell Research Laboratories are isolated from embryonic day 14 C57BL/6 mouse substantia nigra. MN-sn are cryopreserved at P0 and delivered frozen. Each vial contains >1 x 10^6 cells in 1 ml volume. MN-sn are characterized by immunofluorescence with antibodies specific to β-tubulin III. MN-sn are negative for mycoplasma, bacteria, yeast, and fungi. MN-sn are guaranteed to further culture under the conditions provided by ScienCell Research Laboratories; however, MN-sn are not recommended for expanding or long-term cultures since the cells do not proliferate in culture.

Recommended Medium
It is recommended to use neuronal medium (NM, Cat. #1521) for culturing MN-sn in vitro.