Preparation of primary mouse embryonic fibroblasts, Preparation of mitotically inactive mouse embryo fibroblasts, Irradiation of the MEFs. Nederlands Kanker Instituut Teriele. - [Read MOUSE EMBRYONIC FIBROBLASTS PDF]
This protocol describes the preparation of mouse embryo fibroblasts (MEFs), which can then be used as feeder cells to maintain embryonic stem (ES) cells in the undifferentiated state. - [Read Preparing Mouse Embryo Fibroblasts Protocol]
Includes protocols: Mouse Embryonic Fibroblasts (MEF) Preparation; Harvesting MEFs; Cryopreservation of MEFs; Thawing and maintaining MEFs; Irradiating & Plating MEFs; Culture of Human ES cells with Matrigel® and Conditioned
Medium; Preparation of Conditioned Medium (CM); Preparation of Matrigel® -coated plates; Passage of human ES cells on Matrigel®; Daily maintenance of feeder-free culture; Freezing Human ES Cells; Thawing Human ES cells; Formation of Embryoid Bodies; - [Read Protocols for the Maintenance of Human Embryonic Stem Cells in Feeder Free Conditions]
This protocol a protocol on how to generate transfected embryonic stem (ES) cell clones. The previous protocol in this series is the Protocol for Electroporation of ES cells. The next protocol in the series is the Protocol on Disaggregation, Expansion, and Freezing of Transfected ES Clones.