SD Rat Bone Marrow Cells

Product Description

About the Sprague Dawley Rat

The Sprague Dawley rat is one of the two most widely-used outbred rat strains in biomedical research, including oncology, neurobiology, toxicology, pharmacology, aging, metabolism/nutrition, and neurobiology. Derived from the Wistar rat strain, the Sprague Dawley rat is also routinely employed in the field of immunology research as a model for autoimmune diseases and immunogenic challenges against pathogens. Thus, cells from Sprague Dawley rats may offer experimental advantages depending on the parameters of your experiments.

Application Summary for SD Rat Bone Marrow Cells

The bone marrow contains various types of cells with many beginning there as stem cells. Thus, SD rat bone marrow cells are an excellent source for phenotyping and characterizing stem cells. Applications such as multi-parameter flow cytometry are routinely used to characterize and distinguish stem cells from other types or to discover new ones. In addition, these populations, if purified, can potentially be used to differentiate into specific cell types, depending on the culture conditions. Similarly, progenitor cells are also found in the bone marrow and are routinely used to differentiate into monocytes and macrophages. Together, SD rat bone marrow cells can be used to identify and study specific cell populations, as well as differentiate into cell types for functional assays.