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Human ES cells were expanded in culture with orwithout MEF-Conditioned Medium (Catalog #AR005) and supplemented with FGF-basic. Cells inboth panels were stained with markers for undif-ferentiated cells including anti-human/mouseSSEA-4 (Catalog # MAB1435; red) and anti-humanOct-3/4 (Catalog # AF1759; green). Cells were coun-terstained with DAPI (blue). Experiments courtesy ofDr. Frank Soldner, NIH.
Expansion of ES Cells
NEW! The Mouse Mesenchymal Stem Cell FunctionalIdenti�cation Kit (Catalog # SC010) was used to pro-mote MSC di�erentiation into the adipogenic line-age and assess the phenotype using the includedanti-FABP4 antibody (red). The nuclei were counter-stained with DAPI (blue).
Identi�cation of Adipogenic Maturation
Di�erentiating Rat Cortical Stem Cells (Catalog #NSC001) were assessed with the Neural Stem CellFunctional Identi�cation Kit (Catalog # SC013) usingthe included anti-Nestin (green) and anti-Neuron-speci�c β-III Tubulin (red) antibodies. The nucleiwere counterstained with DAPI (blue).
Di�erentiation of NSCs
MEF-ConditionedMediumFGF-basic
UnconditionedMediumFGF-basic
EXPANSION Serum-free media & supplement kits specially designed for each stem cell type.
DIFFERENTIATIONGrowth factors & supplement kits formulated to direct stem cells along speci�c lineages.
IDENTIFICATION Antibody & primer panels to monitor stem cell di�erentiation.