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Fetal bovine serum ( or foetal bovine serum) is serum taken from the fetuses of cows. Fetal Bovine Serum is the most widely used serum in the culturing of cells. In some papers the expression foetal calf serum is used.
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Laboratory use of serum
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Blood |
| Plasma |
Hematopoietic stem cells - Red blood cells (Reticulocyte, Normoblast) - White blood cells |
| Lymphoid |
T cells: Cytotoxic CD8+, Helper CD4+/Regulatory, γδ, Natural Killer T cell
B cells: Plasma, Memory
Natural killer cells |
| Myeloid |
Granulocytes (Neutrophil, Eosinophil, Basophil) - Mast cell precursors
Dendritic cells (Langerhans cells) - Monocytes/Macrophages (Histiocytes, Kupffer cells, Langhans giant cells, Microglia, Osteoclasts)
Megakaryoblast - Megakaryocyte - Platelets |
