Appropriate safety procedures should always be used with this material. Laboratory safety is discussed in the following publication: Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories, 5th ed. HHS Publication No. (CDC) 93-8395. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office (2007). The entire text is available online at http://www.cdc.gov/biosafety/publications/bmbl5/index.htm.
Biosafety classification is based on U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines, it is the responsibility of the customer to ensure that their facilities comply with biosafety regulations for their own country.
These cells have been growth-arrested by irradiation with 12,000 rads. The cells will begin to deteriorate 2 weeks after plating and may no longer support the growth of cells. We recommend that you do not keep the cells in culture for longer than 2 weeks.
It is recommended that the feeder cells be plated 24 hours before use at 5 to 6 X 106 cells/T75 in order to obtain a 100% confluent monolayer for stem cells growth. Once the feeder cells have attached, the culture medium can be changed to accommodate the cells to be supported.
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