12238C

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
• UNSPSC Code: 12352207
• NACRES: NA.71
• MDL number: MFCD00243108
• Biological source: bovine (calf) (formula-fed)
• Origin: USA origin
• Sterility: γ-irradiated, sterile-filtered
• Shipped in: dry ice

Properties

• biological source: bovine (calf) (formula-fed)
• Quality Level: 500
• 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

Description

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.[1] 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.[2]

Endotoxin tested

Preparation Note

Each lot is supplemented to a constant iron concentration.

Safety Information

• Storage Class: 10 - Combustible liquids
• wgk: WGK 3
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable