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  • What is a stem cell?

    Stem Cells, also calls Progenitor Cells, are a kind of self-replicating pluripotent cells, which can differentiate into multiple functional cells under certain conditions. Given this characteristic, some diseases can be cured by transplanting stem cells or related derivatives into patients to replace damaged cells.

  • Can I use your stem cells for curing disease?

    Unfortunately, stem cells provided by AcceGen are only for research use. We would suggest you to seek help from professional hospital or therapeutic center.

  • How many times can stem cells be passaged?

    Times would vary from different types of stem cells. For example, pluripotent stem cells which are derived from the inner cell mass of blastocysts or induced by transcription factors from somatic cells, hPSC can self-renew indefinitely. If you would like to know the exact passage times of your stem cells, please consult our customer time.

    Theoretically, pluripotent stem cells have an infinite lifespan. Due to the culture condition restriction, the more time cells passaged, the higher risk of chromosomal differentiation or instability. The karyotype analysis is recommended every 10 passages.

  • Can I expand or cryopreserve hPSC-derived cardiomyocytes?

    We would not suggest you to expand or re-freeze hPSC-derived cardiomyocytes in any circumstances.

  • What is the difference between embryonic stem cells, adult stem cells, and umbilical cord stem cells?

    Embryonic Stem Cells are a type of cells isolated from early embryos or primitive gonads. They have the characteristics of infinite proliferation, self-renewal, and multi-directional differentiation. Whether in vitro or in vivo, ES cells can be induced to differentiate into almost all cell types in the body.

    Adult Stem Cells are undifferentiated cells that exist in a differentiated tissue that can self-renew and specialize to form the cells that make up this type of tissue. Adult stem cells are found in various tissues and organs of the body

    Umbilical cord stem cells are isolated from the umbilical cord of newborn infants and are less mature than adult stem cells. Umbilical cord stem cells are a type of somatic stem cell.

  • Is Mycoplasma test report provided?

    We will confirm that there is no mycoplasma contamination before shipping. But Mycoplasma report is not available for all products. Please contact our sales team via [email protected] for specific information.

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  • How to determine cell type?

    Actually, cell type can be confirmed in multiple ways. We usually take the morphology of cells as one of the most important ways to identify the correct cells. Besides, we also use immunofluorescence to confirm the presence of identifying markers for some of the cell types.

  • Will my primary cell vial be 100% pure?

    Primary cells are never 100% pure, but we try to make the cells as pure as possible.

  • What passage number would endothelial primary cells be?

    You will receive endothelial cells from passages 2 or 3, depending on cell purity.

  • How many passages can a normal primary cell take?

    It depends on the cell type, refer to the manual for details. Primary endothelial cells can be expanded 3-7 passages by the split ratio of 1:2 under the cell culture conditions specified by AcceGen.


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