Skip to Content
Merck
CN
Sign Into View Organizational & Contract Pricing

About This Item

UNSPSC Code:
41106514
Technical Service
Need help? Our team of experienced scientists is here for you.
Let Us Assist

biological source

African green monkey kidney

packaging

tube of 5 μg 08011101-DNA-5UG
pkg of vial of cells 08011101-1VL

growth mode

Adherent

karyotype

Not specified

morphology

Epithelial

receptors

Not specified

Looking for similar products? Visit Product Comparison Guide

General description

Vero cells are anchorage-dependent cells derived from the kidney of African green monkey cells. They have applications in molecular and cell biology research. Vero cells are a useful host for the cultivation of Rabies virus, Reovirus and Japanese encephalitis virus.

Biochem/physiol Actions

African green monkey kidney cells, serum-free
Vero cell line (Sigma catalog no. 84113001) adapted to grow in animal component free medium (VP-SFM; Gibco catalog no. 11681-020).

Preparation Note

Split sub-confluent cultures (70-80%) 1:3 to 1:6, i.e., seeding at 1-3x10,000 cells/cm2 using 0.05% trypsin or trypsin/EDTA; 5% CO2; 37 °C.
VP-SFM (Gibco cat no. 11681-020) + 4 mM L-Glutamine (G7513). When freezing cells down use culture medium (50:50 conditioned medium:fresh medium) + 10% DMSO (D2650).

Other Notes

Additional freight & handling charges may be applicable for Asia-Pacific shipments. Please check with your local Customer Service representative for more information.

Choose from one of the most recent versions:

Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number

It looks like we've run into a problem, but you can still download Certificates of Analysis from our Documents section.

If you need assistance, please contact Customer Support

Already Own This Product?

Find documentation for the products that you have recently purchased in the Document Library.

Visit the Document Library

Our team of scientists has experience in all areas of research including Life Science, Material Science, Chemical Synthesis, Chromatography, Analytical and many others.

Contact Technical Service