| Literature DB >> 29152538 |
Janelle M Spinazzola1,2, Emanuela Gussoni1,2,3.
Abstract
Primary myoblast culture is a valuable tool in research of muscle disease, pathophysiology, and pharmacology. This protocol describes techniques for dissociation of cells from human skeletal muscle biopsies and enrichment for a highly myogenic population by fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS). We also describe methods for assessing myogenicity and population expansion for subsequent in vitro study.Entities:
Keywords: Fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS); Myoblast isolation; Skeletal muscle; Tissue dissociation
Year: 2017 PMID: 29152538 PMCID: PMC5687092 DOI: 10.21769/BioProtoc.2591
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Bio Protoc ISSN: 2331-8325