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 [1]. Despite great variability in size and shape, all neurons share common morphological features, which are those of the key elements of a highly complex communication network. The neurons are the dynamically polarized cells that serve as the major signaling unit of the nervous system. The brain is known to contain about 1 x 10^11 neurons, each being able to contact at least 10,000 other neurons [2].

MN-vsc from ScienCell Research Laboratories were isolated from the E14 mouse ventral spinal cord. MN-vsc were cryopreserved at primary culture and delivered frozen. Each vial contains >1 x 10^6 cells in 1 ml volume. MNvsc are characterized by immunofluorescent method with antibodies to neurafilament, MAP2, and beta-tubulin III. MNvsc are negative for mycoplasma, bacteria, yeast and fungi. MNvsc are guaranteed to further culture in the conditions provided by ScienCell Research Laboratories.

Recommended Medium

It is recommended to use neuronal medium (NM, Cat. #1521) for the culturing of MN-vsc in vitro.