Application

lipid and glucose metabolism, exercise, insulin action, cell signaling

Cell Line Origin

Muscle

Components

Rat Skeletal Muscle Cell Basal Medium containing 10% FBS & 10% DMSO

General description

Rat Skeletal Muscle Cells (RSkMC) provide a useful system to study many aspects of muscular function and disease and can serve as an intermediate model of human diseases. Skeletal Muscle Cells also play an instrumental role in the glucose metabolism and diabetes.

Preparation Note

1st passage, >500,000 cells in Rat Skeletal Muscle Cell Basal Medium containing 10% FBS & 10% DMSO Can be cultured at least 10 doublings

Subculture Routine

Please refer to the RSkMC Culture Protocol.