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Review
. 1992;53(3):355-74.
doi: 10.1016/0163-7258(92)90056-6.

Serum-free cell culture

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Serum-free cell culture

U Bjare. Pharmacol Ther. 1992.

Abstract

Cell culture is one important tool when studying cellular functions and molecular biology. It is also a basic method in most virological investigations. Serum has been an obligatory component in most cell culture media. During the last decades serum-free, chemically defined media have been developed, that are supplemented with a number of substances with specific cellular activities. The main developments of defined media are presented. Examples are given of investigations with different cell types.

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