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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. VWR 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.
HyClone® Cosmic Calf Serum, U.S. Origin
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™ 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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Why Choose Corning Fetal Bovine Serum?
Our vertically integrated FBS serum supply chain, from collection to scientist, allows us to provide a consistent supply of FBS.
HyClone™ Dialyzed Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS), U.S. origin
Supplier: Cytiva
HyClone Dialyzed Fetal Bovine Serum is used in applications requiring serum depleted from low-molecular weight components of less than Mr 10000.
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Calbiochem® Normal Rabbit Serum, MilliporeSigma
Supplier: MilliporeSigma
Normal carrier sera from healthy, non-immunized rabbits.
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HyClone™ FetalClone™ I serum, U.S. origin, HyClone products (Cytiva)
Supplier: Cytiva
HyClone™ FetalClone® I is a foetal bovine serum alternative optimised for the growth of hybridomas with comparable IgG levels to those found in FBS.
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HyClone™ Characterized Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS), Tetracycline Screened, U.S. Origin, HyClone products (Cytiva)
Supplier: Cytiva
Enhance growth of cells with U.S. sourced HyClone Characterized Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS).
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Calbiochem® Normal Goat Serum, MilliporeSigma
Supplier: MilliporeSigma
Normal carrier sera from healthy, non-immunized goats.
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Normal Donkey Serum, Calbiochem®, MilliporeSigma
Supplier: MilliporeSigma
Normal carrier sera, produced from pooled lots of sera from healthy, non-immunized donkeys
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HyClone™ Fetal Bovine Serum, Characterized, Australian Origin, HyClone Products (Cytiva)
Supplier: Cytiva
HyClone™ characterized Australian FBS is sourced from only USDA or AQIS (Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service) approved abattoirs in Australia.
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HyClone® Bovine Growth Serum, U.S. Origin
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™ Equine Sera, HyClone products (Cytiva)
Supplier: 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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HyClone® Newborn Bovine Calf Serum, U.S. Origin
Supplier: Cytiva
Bovine calf serum products are excellent and cost-effective alternatives to fetal bovine serum (FBS). Bovine calf serum products contain exceptionally high levels of transferrin, which can provide three to four times as much available iron as FBS.
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HyClone™ Standard Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS), U.S. Origin, Cytiva
Supplier: Cytiva
HyClone™ standard cell culture grade FBS is filtered through three sequential 100 µm (0,1 µm) pore-size rated filters.
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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™ Embryonic Stem Cell Screened Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS), U.S. origin, HyClone products (Cytiva)
Supplier: Cytiva
Enhance growth of cells with U.S. sourced Cytiva HyClone Embryonic Stem (ES) Cell Screened Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS), filtered through serial 40 nm pore-size rated filters and tested for endotoxin, hemoglobin, and extensive biochemical profile assays.
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HyClone™ Newborn Bovine Calf Serum, New Zealand, HyClone products (Cytiva)
Supplier: Cytiva
Newborn bovine calf serum is a cost-effective alternative to foetal bovine serum (FBS). The serum is sourced from animals that are typically less than 10 days old.
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HyClone™ Fetal Bovine Serum, Canadian Origin, HyClone Products (Cytiva)
Supplier: Cytiva
HyClone Characterized Fetal Bovine Serum, Canadian origin, uses "True Pool" processing technology to ensure consistency in the quality of serum.
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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™ FetalClone™ I serum, U.S. origin, HyClone products (Cytiva)
Supplier: Cytiva
HyClone™ FetalClone® I is a foetal bovine serum alternative optimised for the growth of hybridomas with comparable IgG levels to those found in FBS.
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HyClone™ Insect Cell Screened Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS), U.S. origin, HyClone products (Cytiva)
Supplier: Cytiva
Enhance cell culture growth with U.S. sourced Cytiva HyClone Insect Cell Screened Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS), filtered through serial 40 nm pore-size rated filters and identified through lots that offer exceptional performance with baculovirus expression vector systems (BEVS).
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HyClone™ Characterized Fetal Bovine Serum, CA Origin, HyClone products (Cytiva)
Supplier: Cytiva
A cost-efficient alternative to defined FBS, this high-quality Canadian serum is well-characterized.
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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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HyClone™ Fetal Bovine Serum Characterized (United States)
Supplier: Cytiva
Enhance growth of cells with U.S.sourced Cytiva HyClone™ Characterized Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS). More economical than Defined FBS, but meets the requirements of most discriminating cell culturists.
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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™ Fetal Bovine Serum (United States), Super Low IgG, HyClone Products (Cytiva)
Supplier: Cytiva
Enhance cell culture growth with U.S.-sourced Cytiva HyClone Super Low IgG Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS).
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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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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™ Donor Equine Serum, U.S. origin, HyClone products (Cytiva)
Supplier: Cytiva
The animals are fed an enriched diet to ensure proper nutrition and are fasted prior to bleeding to reduce lipid concentration. The horses are bled in an enclosed facility that is specially equipped for aseptic collection. Coggins tests for equine infectious anemia are routinely performed on each horse.
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HyClone™ Fetal Bovine Sera Defined (United States), HyClone Products (Cytiva)
Supplier: Cytiva
Defined fetal bovine serum (FBS) is the highest quality of FBS available and is very widely used by those cell culturist who have a concern for viral contaminants and require an extensive biochemical profile. Defined FBS is filtered through multiple 40 nm (0.04 µm) pore-size related filters, which are the most retentive filters used in commercial FBS production. Over 50 components are analysed and the results are included on the biochemical assay.