| Applications: |
Cell adhesion
medium additive
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| Preparation: |
Provided in 10 mM Sodium Phosphate, pH 7.7, 8M Urea, 5 mM EDTA, 500 mM NaCl at a concentration of 0.68 mg/ml. |
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| Performance Testing: |
Functionally tested for its ability to promote attachment of MCF-7 cells. |
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| Source: |
Bovine plasma from New Zealand**. |
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| Storage: |
Store at -20°C or -80°C in a manual defrost freezer. Avoid freeze-thaw cycles. |
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| References: |
Vuento M, Korkolainen M, Kuusela P, Holtta E. isolation of a novel cell-attachment and spreading-promoting protein from human serum, Biochem J. 1985 Apr 15; 227(2);421-7.
Hayman EG, Pierschbacher MD, Suzuki S, Ruoslahti E. Vitronectin - a major cell attachment-promoting protein in fetal bovine serum. Exp Cell Res. 1985 Oct; 160(2):245-58.
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**New Zealand was granted neglible BSE risk disease status at the 75th General Session of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (http://www.oie.int/eng/info/en_statesb.htm), and GBR I status by the European Food Safety Authority (http://ec.europa.eu/food/fs/sc/ssc/out292_en.pdf). No cases of BSE have been reported in New Zealand since monitoring began in 1989 (http://www.oie.int/eng/info/en_esbcarte.htm).
*NZHD = New Zealand Herd Derived
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