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  • Why say NO to foetal calf serum?
  • Advantages of serum-free media
  • List of suppliers of serum-free media

References

1) Bryony Close et al., Euthanasia of Experimental Animals: Report Prepared for the European Commission (Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 1997): s. 14.

2) Guidelines for the use of cell lines in biomedical research, British Journal of Cancer (201) 111, 1021-1046, doi: 10.1038/bjc.2014.166, http://www.nature. com/bjc/journal/v111/n6/full/bjc2014166a.html 

3) http://www.ema.europa.eu/docs/en_GB/document_library/Other/2009/09/WC500003715.pdf

4) ESAC statement on the use of FCS and other animal-derived supplements 7-8 May. https://eurl-ecvam.jrc.ec.europa.eu/about-ecvam/archive-publications/publication/ESAC28_statement_FCS_20080508.pdf

5) WHO, Recommendations for the evaluation of animal cell cultures as substrates for the manufactore of biological medicinal products and for the characterization of cell banks, 2010

6) Direktiv 2010/63/EU

7 ) Gerhard Gstraunthaler et al., A Severe Case of Fraudulent Blending of Fetal Bovine Serum Strengthens the Case for Serum-free Cell and Tissue Culture Applications i: ATLA 42 (2014): s. 207-209.

 

Godcellekultur.dk aims to provide information on the nutrient medium foetal calf serum , and why the researcher should replace the product with a chemically defined nutrient medium. We hope you will read through the individual section and find that there are obvious animal ethical and scientific reasons to move away from foetal calf serum (FBS – Foetal Bovine Serum or FCS – Fetal Calf Serum).
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