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M7292

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M16 Medium

With sodium bicarbonate and lactic acid, without penicillin and streptomycin, liquid, sterile-filtered

Synonym(s):

Cell Culture Medium, Cell Culture Medium M16, M16 Medium Solution

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UNSPSC Code:
12352207
NACRES:
NA.75

sterility

sterile-filtered

form

liquid

technique(s)

cell culture | embryo: suitable

impurities

endotoxin, tested

components

NaHCO3: 2.101 g/L
phenol red: 0.0106 g/L
sodium pyruvate: 0.0363 g/L
glucose: 1.0 g/L (Dextro)

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

2-8°C

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Application

M2 and M16 Medium are common media for in vitro culture of preimplantation stage embryos. It is a modified Krebs-Ringer bicarbonate solution, which is very similar to Whitten′s Medium. M16 contains pyruvate and lactate as energy sources since preimplantation embryos do not utilize glucose efficiently.

Quality

Presence of particulates in solution will not affect product′s performance.

Reconstitution

Supplement with 0.06 g/L potassium penicillin-G and 0.05 g/L streptomycin sulfate.

Analysis Note

This product is tested for its ability to support the development of one-cell mouse embryos to expanded blastocysts. Minimum requirement is 80% development to blastocyst.

Storage Class Code

12 - Non Combustible Liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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