Description_x000D_ General description_x000D_ FBS remains a popular media supplement because it provides a wide array of functions in cell culture. FBS delivers nutrients, growth and attachment factors and protects cells from oxidative damage and apoptosis by mechanisms that are difficult to reproduce in serum-free media (SFM) systems._x000D_ Application_x000D_ FBS derived from clotted blood is the most widely used undefined supplement in eucaryotic, especially mammalian, cell culture. It is typically used with the classical media that were developed in the 1950s and 1960s. These include many popular media such as Minimum Essential Medium (MEM); Dulbecco′s Modified Eagles Media (DME, DMEM); Iscove′s Modified Eagles Medium (IMDM); M199 and Roswell Park Memorial Institute medium, RPMI-1640._x000D_ FBS is used in a broad range of cell culture applications. FBS provides many non-defined growth promoting and survival enhancing factor to cells in culture._x000D_ Linkage_x000D_ Request a serum sample_x000D_ Analysis Note_x000D_ • Endotoxin and hemoglobin tested_x000D_ Legal Information_x000D_ Not available in USA or Canada. Please check with your local supplier regarding availability and import restrictions in your country.