Fetal Bovine Serum

Fetal bovine serum (FBS) is a clear straw to amber liquid separated from fetal bovine blood after          

coagulation and the removal of fibrinogen and certain coagulation factors from plasma. It is a by-product of the meat processing industry.

Fetal bovine serum is the most used natural medium in cell culture and contains abundant nutrients  

necessary  for cell growth and has extremely important functions. The general addition ratio is 5-20%.      

Serum    contains various amino acids, vitamins, inorganic substances, lipids and other nutrients  necessary  

to maintain  cell     growth, as well as insulin, hydrocortisone, and dexamethasone, bFGF, EGF, PDGF, 

transferrin and other hormones that can promote cell growth, growth factors and binding.