Application

The Endothelial Cell Growth Supplement is designed for use as a cell culture media supplement. This cell growth supplement is available in a 150 mg format & has been optimized & validated for cell culture.

For use as a cell culture media supplement.

Disclaimer

Unless otherwise stated in our catalog or other company documentation accompanying the product(s), our products are intended for research use only and are not to be used for any other purpose, which includes but is not limited to, unauthorized commercial uses, in vitro diagnostic uses, ex vivo or in vivo therapeutic uses or any type of consumption or application to humans or animals.

General description

ECGS is mitogenic for many types of cells under reduced or serum-free conditions, such as mammalian, avian and human endothelial cells, smooth muscle cells, keratinocytes, melanocytes and hybridomas; ECGS often fully substitutes for feeder layers in culture of fastidious cells.

Legal Information

UPSTATE is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Physical form

150 mg, packaged in 10 bottles, each bottle containing 15 mg of bovine hypothalamic protein extract, rich in cell growth and attachment factors, lyophilized from sterile water containing trace amounts of NaCl and streptomycin sulfate.

Quality

routinely evaluated in a 5 day growth assay of fetal bovine heart endothelial cells

Storage and Stability

Lyophilized: Stable for 2 years at -20°C from date of shipment. Rehydrated: Stable for 3 months at -20°C.