Cellsinculturerequireasourceofnutrition,typicallyprovidedbycellculturemedia.Themajorityofthesemediarequiretheadditionofanimalserumforcellstoobtainthepropernutrientsforadequategrowthanddifferentiation.Serumisanimportantsourceofproteins,lipids,vitamins,aminoacids,salts,minerals,attachmentfactors,growthfactors,hormones,andothercomponentsessentialforcellgrowth. FetalBovineSerumisthepreferredserumsupplementfor cellcultureapplicationsduetoits highlevelsofnutrientsandoptimalcombinationofgrowthfactors.
AlllotsofFetalBovineSerum–PremiumSelectaresterility,virus,andperformancetested,andincludeabiochemicalprofile.Inaddition,ahormoneanalysisisperformed.LotsaremanufacturedfromUSAoriginorUSDA-approvedoriginmaterialfollowingstringentmanufacturingandqualitycontrolprocedures.
