This protocol describes the isolation of satellite cells from branchiomeric head muscles of a 9 week-old rat. The muscles originate from different branchial arches. Subsequently, the satellite cells are cultured on a spot coating of millimeter size to study their differentiation. This approach avoids the expansion and passaging of satellite cells.
Carvajal Monroy, P. L., Yablonka-Reuveni, Z., Grefte, S., Kuijpers-Jagtman, A. M., Wagener, F. A., Von den Hoff, J. W. Isolation and Characterization of Satellite Cells from Rat Head Branchiomeric Muscles. J. Vis. Exp. (101), e52802, doi:10.3791/52802 (2015).