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Chapters
- 00:05Title
- 01:33Day 1: Isolation of the Cardiac Tissue from Neonatal Mice
- 02:53Day 2: Enzymatic Tissue Digestion and Plating of Cells
- 05:29Day 3: Culture of Neonatal Cardiomyocytes
- 06:01Results: Culture of Neonatal Mouse Cardiomyocytes and Representative Immunofluorescent Images
- 07:03Conclusion
Primary mouse cardiomyocyte cultures are one of the pivotal tools for the investigation of myofibrillar organization and function. The following protocol describes the isolation and culture of primary cardiomyocytes from neonatal mouse hearts. The resulting cardiomyocyte cultures may be subsequently used for a variety of biomechanical, biochemical and cell-biological assays.
