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.

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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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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.

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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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Normal Donkey Serum, Abcam

Supplier: Abcam

Normal donkey serum is used extensively for the blocking of non-specific antibody binding in tissue and cell staining, and in other applications of antibodies. - Cited in over 190 publications - Suitable for immunocytochemistry/immunofluorescence (ICC/IF), immunohistochemistry (IHC), and more - Superior Fc receptor blocking - Reduces background noise

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Lyophilized Exosome Standard (100 µg, Human Serum), Abcam

Supplier: Abcam

This product is manufactured by BioVision, an Abcam company and was previously called M1043 ExoStd™ Lyophilized Exosome Standard (100 μg, Human Serum, 2 vials).

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Donor horse serum, US orgin, HyClone™

Supplier: HyClone products (Cytiva)

HyClone™ donor horse serum, designed to supplement cell growth, is collected from selected donor herds that receive regular veterinary inspection and care.

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Normal Horse Serum (sterile), Abcam

Supplier: Abcam

Horse serum for blocking in antibody-based applications or use as an antibody diluent (ab7484).

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Donkey serum

Supplier: Biowest

Donkey serum may be used as a blocking agent and controls in immunoassays. For immunohistochemistry and immunocytochemistry, donkey serum was used between 5 to 20% as a blocking agent in various studies.

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Newborn calf serum

Supplier: Biowest

Newborn Calf Serum (NBCS) originates from 3 to 10 day old calves. It is a high quality, cost effective replacement for Foetal Bovine Serum (FBS) and contains a somewhat higher proportion of proteins and immunoglobulin, but fewer growth factors. With proper cell adaptation, it has been shown to perform very well in cell culture applications where routine cell growth and cell culture maintenance is the objective.