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Calf Serum

Iron-Supplemented, from formula-fed bovine calves, sterile-filtered, USA origin, suitable for cell culture

Synonym(s):

bovine calf sera, bovine calf serum, calf sera, calf serum

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MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352207
NACRES:
NA.71
Biological source:
bovine (calf) (formula-fed)
Origin:
USA origin
Sterility:
γ-irradiated
sterile-filtered
Shipped in:
dry ice
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biological source

bovine (calf) (formula-fed)

Quality Level

sterility

γ-irradiated
sterile-filtered

composition

hemoglobin, ≤35 mg/dL

origin

USA origin

technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable

impurities

≤10 EU/mL endotoxin

shipped in

dry ice

storage temp.

−20°C

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General description

The animal serum is generally used as a supplement in basal media formulations for the optimal growth of various cell types in vitro. Iron-fortified bovine calf serum (IF-BCS) is obtained from 4 - 6 months old formula-fed calves. IF-BCS is preferred as a cost-effective substitute for fetal bovine serum (FBS) in several applications.

Application

Calf Serum has been used as a component in α-minimum essential medium (α-MEM) to grow MLO-Y4 (osteocyte cell line) cells. It has also been used to wash the blood cells of a male corn snake and a chicken to determine the genome size corn snake genome size.

Testing Method

Endotoxin tested

Preparation Note

Each lot is supplemented to a constant iron concentration.

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable


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