Astrocyte Basal Media

Astrocyte Basal Medium is basal media designed for optimal culture of normal human brain astrocytes in vitro in conjunction with 0.5% fetal bovine serum (FBS).

Astrocyte basal medium is sterile liquid medium that contains essential and non-essential amino acids, vitamins, organics and inorganic compounds and trace minerals. It does not contain antimycotics, antibiotics, hormones, growth factors or proteins. It is bicarbonate buffered has a pH of 7.4 when equilibrated in an incubator with an atmosphere of 5% CO₂/95% air.