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.
Human Serum Albumin (HSA) Powder
Supplier: GEMINI BIO-PRODUCTS
Human albumin is prepared by cold-alcohol fractionation from pooled human plasma and lyophilised. MW ~66 kDa.
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GemCell™ Plus Xeno-Free Human Serum, World Grade
Supplier: GEMINI BIO-PRODUCTS
Product has minimum order quantity of 200 units. GemCell™ Plus Xeno-Free, world grade is collected from a maximum of 16 healthy male donors of the AB serotype. Product is defibrinated from source plasma using therapeutic grade recombinant human thrombin. Based on extensive testing and manufacturing process that is Xeno-Free, supports clinical and commercial applications.
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GemCell™ Plus Xeno-Free Human Serum, World Grade, Gamma Irradiated
Supplier: GEMINI BIO-PRODUCTS
Product has minimum order quantity of 200 units. GemCell™ Plus Xeno-Free, world grade is collected from a maximum of 16 healthy male donors of the AB serotype. Product is defibrinated from source plasma using therapeutic grade recombinant human thrombin. Based on extensive testing and manufacturing process that is Xeno-Free, supports clinical and commercial applications.
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GemCell™ Plus Xeno-Free Human Serum, World Grade, Aseptic Assurance System
Supplier: GEMINI BIO-PRODUCTS
Product has minimum order quantity of 200 units. GemCell™ Plus Xeno-Free, world grade is collected from a maximum of 16 healthy male donors of the AB serotype. Product is defibrinated from source plasma using therapeutic grade recombinant human thrombin. Based on extensive testing and manufacturing process that is Xeno-Free, supports clinical and commercial applications.
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GemCell™ Plus Xeno-Free Human Serum, Aseptic Assurance System
Supplier: GEMINI BIO-PRODUCTS
Product has minimum order quantity of 200 units. GemCell™ Plus Xeno-Free human serum is collected from healthy male donors of the AB serotype at FDA-licensed facilities in the United States. This material goes through additional rigorous testing and contains therapeutic grade human thrombin. All donor units are tested for viral markers and found to be non-reactive.
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Human Type AB Serum (HCV, HIV, HBsAG Free), MP Biomedicals
Supplier: MP BIOMEDICALS
Human Type AB Serum is used as a growth supplement for cell culture media and in other research applications.
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Human serum, colorectal cancer (CRC)
Supplier: Charles River Laboratories Cell Solutions
Human serum used for researching the causes, diagnosis, supportive care and treatment of colorectal cancer (CRC). Collected from IRB-consented donors diagnosed with CRC.
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Human Type AB Serum, MP Biomedicals
Supplier: MP BIOMEDICALS
Human Type AB Serum is used as a growth supplement for cell culture media and in other research applications.
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Goat Serum Heat Inactivated, MP Biomedicals
Supplier: MP BIOMEDICALS
Goat Serum is used as a supplement to cell culture media.
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Human serum, chronic myeloid leukemia (CML)
Supplier: Charles River Laboratories Cell Solutions
Human serum used for researching the causes, diagnosis, supportive care and treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). Collected from IRB-consented donors diagnosed with CML.chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)
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Human serum, hepatitis C virus (HCV)
Supplier: Charles River Laboratories Cell Solutions
Human serum used for researching the causes, diagnosis, supportive care and treatment of hepatitis C Virus (HCV). Collected from IRB-consented donors diagnosed with HCV.
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Fetal bovine serum, heat inactivated, certified, U.S. origin
Supplier: ROCKLAND
Fatal bovine serum is used in a wide range of cell culture applications.
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Newborn Bovine Serum, MP Biomedicals
Supplier: MP BIOMEDICALS
This serum is produced from blood collected from newly born calves between 1 to 14 days of age.
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Human serum, multiple sclerosis (MS)
Supplier: Charles River Laboratories Cell Solutions
Human serum used for researching the causes, diagnosis, supportive care and treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS). Collected from IRB-consented donors diagnosed with MS.
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Fetal Bovine Serum, Gold, Heat Inactivated, MP Biomedicals
Supplier: MP BIOMEDICALS
Fetal bovine serum has been the most widely used growth supplement for cell culture media because of its high content of embryonic growth-promoting factors.
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Human Serum, Pooled, MP Biomedicals
Supplier: MP BIOMEDICALS
Human pooled serum is used as a media component to neutralize cell free virus. It's used as a reagent in liposome binding assay and in preparation of sperm.
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Human serum, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
Supplier: Charles River Laboratories Cell Solutions
Human serum used for researching the causes, diagnosis, supportive care and treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Collected from IRB-consented donors diagnosed with HIV.
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Fetal bovine serum (FBS), US origin
Supplier: Merck
FBS derived from clotted blood is the most widely used undefined supplement in eukaryotic, especially mammalian, cell culture.