F-12 Nutrient Mixture (Ham’s F-12) is a serum-free medium that relies on a combination of nutrient supplements, growth factors, and hormones to culture cells. During the past decade, researchers have reported successful culture of Leydig cells and Sertoli cells in serum-free medium that contained insulin, transferrin, epidermal growth factor (EGF), leutinizing hormone or follicle stimulating hormone, somatomedin and growth hormone. A 1:1 mixture of Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium (DMEM) and Ham’s F-12 Nutrient Mixture was found to be most satisfactory for studies of this type.

DME-BBZ-XXX-009 contains 365 mg/L L-glutamine and 15mM HEPES to compensate for the loss of buffering capacity incurred by eliminating serum. DME-BBZ-XXX-009 does not contain sodium bicarbonate.

Storage/Stability

The liquid medium should be stored at 2-8°C and stay away from direct sunlight. Deterioration of the liquid medium may be recognized by:

(1) Precipitate or particulate matter throughout the solution

(2) Cloudy appearance

(3) Color change

(4) pH change

The nature of supplements added may affect storage conditions and shelf life of the medium. Product label bears expiration date.

Precautions

For research use only.