MEM (Minimum Essential Medium Eagle)

Minimum Essential Medium (MEM), developed by Harry Eagle, is one of the most widely used of all synthetic cell culture media. Early attempts to cultivate normal mammalian fibroblasts and certain subtypes of HeLa cells revealed that they had specific nutritional requirements that could not be met by Eagle's Basal Medium (BME). Subsequent studies using these and other cells in culture indicated that additions to BME could be made to aid growth of a wider variety of fastidious cells. MEM, which incorporates these modifications, includes higher concentrations of amino acids so that the medium more closely approximates the protein composition of mammalian cells. MEM has been used for cultivation of a wide variety of cells grown in monolayers. Optional supplementation of non-essential amino acids to the formulations that incorporate either Hanks' or Earle's salts has broadened the usefulness of this medium. The formulation has been further modified by optional elimination of calcium to permit the growth of cells in suspension.

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L-Glutamine	Phenol Red	Format	Salts
L-Glutamine Glutamine-Free Stable Glutamine	With Phenol Red Without Phenol Red	Liquid Powder	Earle’s Salts Hanks’ Salts

• Complete MEM
• EmbryoMax^® MEM
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• RPMI 1640 Media
  
• DMEM/F12
• Ham's F-10 and F-12 Media
  
• Medium 199
• Media Cross Reference Guide
  
• Other Classical Media
  
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