Coriell Institute for Medical Research
Culture Medium Information

For reference see: Morton, H.C., A survey of Commercially Available Tissue Culture Media. In Vitro 6: 89-108 (1970).

The code consists of an abbreviation of the culture media followed by a number, indicating the percentage of fetal bovine serum, and the letter "I" or "U". "I" indicates that the fetal bovine serum is heat inactivated at 56°C for 1/2 hour before it is added to the culture medium. "U" indicates that the fetal bovine serum is used without prior inactivation (not inactivated). The abbreviations are as follows:

Our mission is to prevent and cure disease through biomedical research.

CONTACT US

Catalog Inquiries

Email customerservice@coriell.org

Mailing Address

Coriell Institute for Medical Research
403 Haddon Avenue Camden, NJ 08103, USA
Phone: (856) 966-7377

Subscribe to our newsletter here

Ⓒ 2026 Coriell Institute. All rights reserved.