PeCon(德國(guó))

PeCon

德國(guó)PeConwww.pe-con.deThefoundersofPeCon,SiegwaldPentzandHeideHörler,workedtogetherformanyyearsattheUniversityofUlminthedepartmentofclinicalgenetics.Theyfocusedontheinvitrocultivationofprimarycells ,tissuesandpermanentcelllines.Fluorescentdetectionofactinfibresinacardiacmusclecell.©2003-PeConGmbHWhentheystartedworkingwithcardiacmusclecellsfromrodentstheyhadtofacemanyproblemswiththeircultivationandbehaviour,especiallyduringmicroscopicobservation.Incubatedatidealenvironmentalconditionsinastandardlaboratoryincubatorthecellsshowedcelldivisionanddifferentiationtoselfcontractingcells.Butduringmicroscopicobservationtheamplitudeandfrequencyofthecontractionschangedsubstantially.ThiswasthetimepointwhenDr.PentzandMrs.HörlerstartedwiththedevelopmentofunitstocontroltemperatureandCO2-concentrationonthe