Rabbit Serum, Sterile, Trace-Hemolyzed
Serum from healthy young New Zealand White or Californian rabbits (8–12 weeks, either sex, fasted at slaughter). Blood is refrigerated within 6 hours, processed within 24 hours and frozen at -20°C; the serum is thawed, pooled, 0.22 µm filtered, bottled and returned to -20°C.
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Product Overview
| Species: | Rabbit |
|---|---|
| Product Types: | Serum |
| Donor Sex: | Mixed |
| Sterility: | Sterile |
| Hemolysis: | Trace-Hemolyzed |
| Physical State: | Frozen Liquid |
| Protein Concentration: | 5.0 – 7.0 g/dL |
| Application Notes: | Reportedly useful in immunohistochemistry assays and western blot; as diluent, blocking agent, cell culture/ growth supplement and source of serum proteins. |
| Testing: | Hemolysis: 20 ≤ 50 mg/dL Total Protein: 5.0- 7.0 g/dL pH: 7.0- 8.5 Sterility: Passed, 14 day sterility testing |
| Storage Conditions: | -10°C or below |
| Shipping Conditions: | Dry ice |
| Packaging: | Poly bottle |
| Expiration: | 5 years from date of manufacture when stored frozen at -10°C or below; once thawed, hold at 2 – 8°C and use within 4 weeks |
Product Applications
- Western blot
- Immunohistochemistry
- Blocking protein
- Assay diluent & negative matrix
- Cell culture
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Publications citing this product (2)
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Acquired tick resistance in Peromyscus leucopus alters Ixodes scapularis infection
Where the paper cites Pel-Freez
…fed on burden-matched hosts during primary infestations. B. burgdorferi B31 (strain MSK5) was cultured in modified Barbour-Stoenner-Kelly II (BSK-II) medium supplemented with 6% normal rabbit serum (NRS; Pel-Freez; 31126-5) and maintained at 37°C and 5% CO 2 . Spirochete growth was monitored daily using dark-field microscopy. Prior to infection, PCR was used to screen the plasmid profiles of B. burgdorferi…
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EIF2B and Oligodendrocyte Survival: Where Nature and Nurture Meet in Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia?
Where the paper cites Pel-Freez
…d signaling pathways that dictate oligodendrocyte viability and synaptic plasticity. … Spirochetes were cultured in modified Barbour-Stoenner-Kelly (BSK-II) media supplemented with 6% normal rabbit serum (NRS, Pel-Freez 31126-5) and incubated at 37C with 5% CO2…
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