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.
Avantor® Seradigm South America Origin Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS)
Supplier: VWR Seradigm
Avantor® Seradigm South America origin FBS preserves more of the naturally-occurring growth factors that cells require to thrive, resulting in the highest possible quality sera for a price that fits your budget.
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Avantor® Seradigm Foetal Bovine Serum (FBS), Ultra-Low IgG, US Origin
Supplier: VWR Seradigm
Ultra-low IgG foetal bovine serum (FBS) is purified of immunoglobulin (IgG) using a chromatographic process that delivers significantly reduced levels of IgG (≤5 μg/ml).
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Avantor® Seradigm Australia Origin Foetal Bovine Serum (FBS)
Supplier: VWR Seradigm
Australia Origin FBS is widely considered the gold standard for safety and regulatory compliance by cell culturists around the world. Avantor Seradigm Australia Origin FBS combines outstanding performance and quality with ease of regulatory access globally, suitable for a wide variety of applications.
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Avantor® Seradigm, Select Grade Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS)
Supplier: VWR Seradigm
Avantor Seradigm Select Grade FBS provides superior performance and consistency in cost-sensitive applications.
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Avantor® Seradigm, Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS), US origin
Supplier: VWR Seradigm
Ultimate grade FBS offers the ultimate in product quality and viral safety, undergoing additional BVD virus testing using qPCR technology. Premium grade FBS is widely used by cell culturists requiring high quality, high performance FBS for a wide variety of applications.
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HyClone™ Dialysed Foetal Bovine Serum, US origin
Supplier: HyClone products (Cytiva)
Augment growth of cells with U.S.-sourced Cytiva HyClone Dialyzed Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS).
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Bovine serum
Supplier: ImmunoReagents
Normal bovine serum is used as a blocking agent or as a control for immunoassays. All serum is obtained from healthy, disease free animals. Serum is lipid extracted and buffer exchanged against phosphate buffer.
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Normal Rat Serum (sterile), Abcam
Supplier: Abcam
Rat serum for blocking in antibody-based applications or use as an antibody diluent.
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Fetal bovine serum (United States), Hyclone™, standard
Supplier: HyClone products (Cytiva)
HyClone standard fetal bovine serum (FBS), U.S. origin is an economical alternative to characterised and defined FBS. Standard FBS is ideal for research applications.
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Cat (feline) serum
Supplier: Biowest
Feline serum is the liquid fraction of whole blood that is collected after the blood is allowed to clot; it is the blood plasma with the fibrinogens removed. Serum includes all proteins not used in blood clotting (coagulation) and all the electrolytes, antibodies, antigens, hormones, and any exogenous substances. Feline serum is used as a blocking agent in immunoassays and controls.
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Donor horse serum
Supplier: Biowest
Donor horse serum is aseptically collected from herds of healthy animals inspected periodically by a licensed veterinarian. Applications for donor horse serum include mycoplasma contamination tests carried out on media, blocking agent and controls in immunoassays, culture of PC12 cells when combined with FBS.
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DNA Isolation Kit - Plasma/Serum, Abcam
Supplier: Abcam
DNA Isolation Kit - Plasma/Serum (ab156893) is a complete set of essential components which enables the experimenter to efficiently isolate DNA from plasma, serum, and body fluids.
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Foetal bovine serum alternative, Alpha Calf Fraction, US Origin, HyClone™
Supplier: HyClone products (Cytiva)
HyClone™ Alpha Calf Fraction provides hybridoma users with a cost-effective medium supplement that promotes growth and antibody production.
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Normal Goat Serum (Sterile), Abcam
Supplier: Abcam
Sterile goat serum for blocking in antibody-based applications or use in cell culture media.
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Normal Horse Serum (sterile), Abcam
Supplier: Abcam
Raised in: Horse Purity: Whole antiserum Sterilization: This product was aseptically filtered through a 0.22 micron filter into clean, pre-sterilized containers.



