Matrigel

Matrigel is the trade name for a gelatinous protein mixture secreted by Engelbreth-Holm-Swarm (EHS) mouse sarcoma cells produced and marketed by Corning Life Sciences and BD Biosciences. Trevigen, Inc. markets their own version under the trade name Cultrex BME. Matrigel resembles the complex extracellular environment found in many tissues and is used by cell biologists as a substrate (basement membrane matrix) for culturing cells. Matrigel is the trade name for a gelatinous protein mixture secreted by Engelbreth-Holm-Swarm (EHS) mouse sarcoma cells produced and marketed by Corning Life Sciences and BD Biosciences. Trevigen, Inc. markets their own version under the trade name Cultrex BME. Matrigel resembles the complex extracellular environment found in many tissues and is used by cell biologists as a substrate (basement membrane matrix) for culturing cells.