Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS) — A Pain in the Dish?

J.B.F. van der Valk; G. Gstraunthaler

doi:10.1177/026119291704500611

Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS) — A Pain in the Dish?

J.B.F. van der Valk, G. Gstraunthaler

Medical University of Innsbruck

Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic › peer-review

Abstract

The use of Fetal Bovine Serum in replacement alternative
methods is associated with serious animal welfare
concerns, as well as worrying reproducibility issues

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	329-332
Number of pages	4
Journal	ATLA Alternatives to Laboratory Animals
Volume	45
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/026119291704500611
Publication status	Published - 2017

Keywords

cell culture
fetal bovine serum
serum-free

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ATLA 2017 - Comment - Van der Valk_FINAL (1)Final published version, 49 KBLicence: Taverne

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