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Gibco™ MEM DFS Item

Minimum Essential Medium (MEM) is one of the most commonly used of all cell culture media.

Supplier:  Gibco™ 11095080

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Catalog No. 11095080


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Requires : Supplementation

Description

Description

MEM (Minimum Essential Medium) is one of the most commonly used of all cell culture media. 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. We offer a variety of MEM modifications for a range of cell culture applications. Find the right formulation using the media selector tool.

This MEM is modified as follows:
With: L-glutamine, Phenol Red
Without: HEPES

The complete formulation is available.

Using MEM
MEM was developed by Harry Eagle, 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. MEM is available with Earle’s salts for use in a CO2 incubator, or with Hanks' salts for use without CO2. This product is made with Earle’s salts. MEM contains no proteins, lipids, or growth factors. Therefore, MEM requires supplementation, commonly with 10% Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS). MEM uses a sodium bicarbonate buffer system (2.2 g/L), and therefore requires a 5–10% CO2 environment to maintain physiological pH.

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Shipping Condition: Room Temperature

Specifications

Specifications

Storage conditions: 2°C to 8°C (protect from light)
Shipping conditions: Ambient
Shelf life: 12 months from date of manufacture
Primary Rat Astrocytes
1 X
MEM (Minimum Essential Medium)
Sterile-filtered
No HEPES, No Sodium Pyruvate
cGMP-compliant under the ISO 13485 standard
500 mL
HeLa, BHK-21, 293, HEP-2, HT-1080, MCF-7, and fibroblasts
Animal Origin-free
Liquid
Standard Serum Supplementation
Low Glucose, Glutamine, Phenol Red
Sustainable packaging
Gibco™
Room Temperature
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