Sera (Serum)
Sera, whether bovine, human or from other sources, provides mammalian cells with the vital growth factors, lipids and more required for their growth in culture. The type of sera required is determined by both the cells being used and the media those cells require. Serum is a traditional supplement used in cell culture. Serum provides critical nutrients and growth factors needed by the cells for optimal growth. Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS) is the most common serum used for this purpose; however, there are other serum types used in the culture of cells. Serum alternatives are also available to support cell growth if applicable for the cell type. Avantor offers a wide variety of sera to meet the needs of cell culturists. Please select from the attributes below to find the sera options best suited to your application needs.
MAST® ASSURE Shigella Agglutinating Antisera, Shigella flexneri Type IV, 2 ml
Supplier: HARDY DIAGNOSTICS CA
A high-quality agglutinating antiserum designed for accurate serological dentification of Shigella flexneri Type IV. This reagent enables rapid and reliable slide agglutination testing for confirmatory typing in clinical, food, and water microbiology. Supplied in a convenient 2 ml vial, it offers strong specificity, consistent performance, and supports epidemiological and diagnostic workflows.
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Hyclone™ Fetal Bovine Serum Alternative, Alpha Calf Fraction (United States), HyClone products (Cytiva)
Supplier: Cytiva
HyClone™ Alpha Calf Fraction provides hybridoma users with a cost-effective medium supplement that promotes growth and antibody production.
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Calbiochem® Normal Rabbit Serum, MilliporeSigma
Supplier: MilliporeSigma
Normal carrier sera from healthy, non-immunized rabbits.
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HyClone™ Dialysed Foetal Bovine Serum, US origin, Cytiva
Supplier: Cytiva
Augment growth of cells with U.S.-sourced Cytiva HyClone Dialyzed Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS).
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HyClone™ Fetal Bovine Serum, Characterized (New Zealand), HyClone Products (Cytiva)
Supplier: Cytiva
HyClone™ Characterized FBS (New Zealand origin) is widely used by users requiring an extensive biochemical profile and full traceability.
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HyClone™ Cosmic Calf Serum, U.S. Origin, HyClone products (Cytiva)
Supplier: Cytiva
HyClone™ Cosmic calf serum is fortified with iron and naturally derived components for increased performance with a broad spectrum of cell type. Contains high quality iron-supplemented bovine calf serum with added growth promoting factors.
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HyClone™ Calf Serum, U.S. Origin, Cytiva
Supplier: Cytiva
HyClone Bovine Calf Serum, U.S, can be used as an effective alternative to foetal bovine serum (FBS).
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HyClone™ USDA Import Tested Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS), Cytiva
Supplier: Cytiva
HyClone USDA-tested Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS) provides important proteins, hormones, growth factors, metabolites, and nutrients for your cell culture processes at a competitive price. USDA-tested FBS is ideal for typical cell culture research applications.
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HyClone™ Defined Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS), US Origin, HyClone products (Cytiva)
Supplier: Cytiva
Highest quality FBS, HyClone US-origin defined FBS is 40 nm-filtered, virus-tested to 9 CFR standard, and supplied with an extensive biochemical profile.
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HyClone™ Fetal Bovine Serum Characterized (Australia), HyClone Products (Cytiva)
Supplier: Cytiva
This premium HyCloneTM Fetal Bovine Australian-origin Serum is well-characterized, triple 100 nm filtered, virus-tested to 9 CFR standard, and traceability-certified (ISIA, Oritain).
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HyClone™ FetalClone™ II serum, U.S. Origin, HyClone products (Cytiva)
Supplier: Cytiva
HyClone™ FetalClone® II is a foetal bovine serum alternative that contains additional growth factors and supplements in the formulation. It has been developed specifically for growth of CHO cells and derivatives.
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HyClone™ Foetal Bovine Serum, Charcoal/Dextran Treated, US origin, Cytiva
Supplier: Cytiva
HyClone™ charcoal/dextran treated foetal bovine serum (FBS) is available for users requiring reduced levels of various hormones. High quality FBS is processed using a charcoal/dextran treatment that has been shown to reduce the levels of many hormones and growth factors.
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HyClone™ Bovine Growth Serum, US origin, Cytiva
Supplier: Cytiva
HyClone™ Bovine Growth Serum is a foetal bovine serum (FBS) replacement, consisting of bovine calf serum supplemented with chemically-defined components.
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HyClone™ Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell Screened Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS), U.S. origin, HyClone products (Cytiva)
Supplier: Cytiva
Enhance human mesenchymal stem cell growth.
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HyClone™ Iron-Supplemented Bovine Calf Serum, HyClone products (Cytiva)
Supplier: Cytiva
HyClone™ iron-supplemented bovine calf serum contains additional iron to boost serum transferrin levels to physiological levels.
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HyClone™ Newborn Bovine Calf Serum, New Zealand, HyClone products (Cytiva)
Supplier: Cytiva
All New Zealand calf serum products are carefully collected, processed, and filtered in New Zealand to ensure safety against bovine diseases. We follow the same standards in processing of our calf serum as with our Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS) to enable offering the highest quality and traceability.
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Catalog #: CA21905-026
Supplier: Kimberly-Clark