Himedia EZstain Osteocyte Staining Kit

Osteogenesis is a process of development of new bone mass from undifferentiated tissues. During this process, calcium carbonate and calcium phosphates are deposited around osteoblasts, leading to formation of new bones. The process of osteogenesis is being extensively studied using different in vitro models to address the diseases such as osteogenesis imperfecta and osteoporosis. CCK030, EZstainTM Osteocyte Staining Kit is a ready-touse kit developed for visualization of osteocytes or osteogenesis in cultured cells or tissue sections. EZstainTM Osteocyte Staining Kit contains a complete ready to use collection of reagents required for osteocyte staining with Alizarin Red S. Alizarin Red S is an anthraquinone derivative which is used to identify calcium deposits in cells and tissue sections. Magnesium, manganese, barium, strontium and iron may interfere to a very small extent with staining. However, these elements usually do not occur in sufficient concentration to interfere with staining. Alizarin Red S represents a good marker to confirm calcium deposition and bone matrix formation.