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Gibco™ MEM, suspension, no calcium, no glutamine
Minimum Essential Medium is one of the most commonly used of all cell culture media
Supplier: Gibco™ 11380037
Description
MEM can be used with a variety of suspension and adherent mammalian cells, including HeLa, BHK-21, 293, HEP-2, HT-1080, MCF-7, fibroblasts, and primary rat astrocytes. MEM, developed by Harry Eagle, was based on his earlier formulation of Basal Medium Eagle (BME). Many other modifications of MEM followed, including Glasgow's MEM, MEM α, DMEM, and Temin's Modification.
- Modified as follows: with Earle's salts, phenol red; without L-glutamine, HEPES, Calcium
- Formulation is made without calcium for use with suspension cultures
- Contains Earle's salts for use in CO2 incubator
- Made with Earle's salts
- Contains no proteins, lipids, or growth factors
- Requires supplementation, commonly with 10% Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS)
- Uses sodium bicarbonate buffer system (2.2g/L) and therefore requires 5-10% CO2 environment to maintain physiological pH
- Sustainable packaging
Cell Culture, Mammalian Cell Culture
Order Info
Shipping Condition: Room Temperature
Specifications
| Storage conditions: 2-8°C. Protect from light Shipping conditions: Ambient Shelf life: 12 months from date of manufacture |
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| Primary Rat Astrocytes | |
| 1 X | |
| MEM (Minimum Essential Medium) | |
| 12 Months From Date of Manufacture | |
| Low Glucose, Phenol Red, Earle's Salts | |
| Sustainable packaging | |
| 500 mL |
| HeLa, BHK-21, 293, HEP-2, HT-1080, MCF-7, and fibroblasts | |
| Animal Origin-Free | |
| Liquid | |
| Standard Serum Supplementation | |
| Sterile-filtered | |
| No Glutamine, No HEPES, No Sodium Pyruvate, No Calcium | |
| Gibco™ | |
| Room Temperature |
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Not for human or animal therapeutic use. Uses other than the labeled intended use may be a violation of local law. For in vitro diagnostic use.