The growth in supply of animal serum and animal sera products has been useful for research as well as the manufacture of vaccines, diagnostic kits and bio molecules. Serum provides hormones, growth factors, proteins, nutrients, trace elements and attachment factors which help in cell growth and development.
The safe use of serum and products derived from animals has been a concern for some time now. However, a number of animal product associations and animal technology companies have come into existence to ensure safe supply of raw materials for biological research and various other purposes. There are animal derived products, such as glands and tissues, as well as positive and negative plasma available now.
The term ‘plasma’ or ‘blood plasma’ refers to a colorless watery fluid of the lymph and blood which does not contain any cells. The major part of blood consists of plasma. In this plasma, the three major components can be found to float:
• Red blood cells which transport oxygen
• White cells which are a part of immune system
• Platelets, which are coagulating (clotting) agents
Blood transfusions, or the transfer of blood or its components from one human body to another, are of plasma or platelets or red blood cells.
Approximately 90% of the plasma is made up of water. However, it also consists of nutrients, proteins, hormones and waste materials. Blood is constituted of 40% blood cells and 60% plasma.
Most cell cultures require human and animal sera products for proper growth and sustenance of suspension cells. Human serum is used for different research applications like HLA typing, immunohistochemical testing etc. Some forms of human cell need human serum to be added to the cell culture medium, instead of animal serum. Biological product companies have made positive and negative plasma available along with a host of other human products.
Various animal sera products of non-bovine variety are used as a supplement of a number of research applications and basal media. Thanks to the growth of many biological companies, a wide range of animal sera products are now available. These are collected from donor animals or abattoir and stored under aseptic conditions and even shipped in fresh or frozen states. These are tested by government authorities to find out whether they adhere to universal safety standards. These are useful to satisfy the growing needs for many research laboratories across the country and for those located in other parts of the world. Know more about this at Access Biologicals.
The term ‘plasma’ or ‘blood plasma’ refers to a colorless watery fluid of the lymph and blood which does not contain any cells. The major part of blood consists of plasma. In this plasma, the three major components can be found to float:
• Red blood cells which transport oxygen
• White cells which are a part of immune system
• Platelets, which are coagulating (clotting) agents
Blood transfusions, or the transfer of blood or its components from one human body to another, are of plasma or platelets or red blood cells.
Approximately 90% of the plasma is made up of water. However, it also consists of nutrients, proteins, hormones and waste materials. Blood is constituted of 40% blood cells and 60% plasma.
Most cell cultures require human and animal sera products for proper growth and sustenance of suspension cells. Human serum is used for different research applications like HLA typing, immunohistochemical testing etc. Some forms of human cell need human serum to be added to the cell culture medium, instead of animal serum. Biological product companies have made positive and negative plasma available along with a host of other human products.
Various animal sera products of non-bovine variety are used as a supplement of a number of research applications and basal media. Thanks to the growth of many biological companies, a wide range of animal sera products are now available. These are collected from donor animals or abattoir and stored under aseptic conditions and even shipped in fresh or frozen states. These are tested by government authorities to find out whether they adhere to universal safety standards. These are useful to satisfy the growing needs for many research laboratories across the country and for those located in other parts of the world. Know more about this at Access Biologicals.
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