F4135
Fetal Bovine Serum
USA origin, Heat Inactivated, sterile-filtered, suitable for cell culture, suitable for insect cell culture, suitable for hybridoma
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biological source
bovine fetus
Quality Level
sterility
sterile-filtered
product line
FBS Classic
composition
Bovine IgG, ≤1 mg/mL
Hemoglobin, ≤20 mg/dL
origin
USA origin
technique(s)
cell culture | hybridoma: suitable
cell culture | insect: suitable
cell culture | mammalian: suitable
impurities
≤10 EU/mL endotoxin
shipped in
dry ice
storage temp.
−20°C
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General description
Application
Fetal Bovine Serum has been used:
- as a component of Dulbecco′s Modified Eagles Media (DME, DMEM), Eagle′s Minimum Essential Medium (EMEM), Roswell Park Memorial Institute medium (RPMI-1640), α-modified eagle medium (αMEM) (MEM) and Leibovitz L-15 medium
- as a component of blocking medium for treating brainstem slices
- to improve attachment of dermal explants
Preparation Note
Analysis Note
- Endotoxin and hemoglobin tested
- Tested for the presence of bacteria, virus, and mycoplasma
- Triple filtered with 0.1 micron membrane under aseptic conditions
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WGK
WGK 3
Flash Point(F)
Not applicable
Flash Point(C)
Not applicable
Personal Protective Equipment
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