Can anyone recommend culture conditions for human blood primary dendritic cells?

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Akash Saggam

Hello! I think you will get all the related information regarding your query in following attached file of Technical Protocol of BD Biosciences.

Thank You!

Barak Bensimhon

Thank you very much for both of your answers. Yet, I'm looking for culture conditions for blood derived DC and not monocytes derived DC culture conditions.