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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Oct 14.
Published in final edited form as: Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2008 Aug 1;33(17):1843–1849. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31817b8f53

Table 1.

Culture Medium

Isolation Medium Standard Medium IVD-like Glucose
Medium
IVD-like Osmolarity
Medium
IVD-like pH
Medium
IVD-like Combined
Medium
FCS (%)     5    5    5    5    5    5
Penicillin (U/mL)   100   50   50   50   50   50
Streptoymcin (μg/mL)   100   50   50   50   50   50
Amphotericin (μg/mL)     2.5    1.25    1.25    1.25    1.25    1.25
5 M NaCl 0.4 M KCl (%)    2    2
1 M HCl (%)    3    3
1 M NaOH (%)    0.125
DMEM 4.5 mg/mL Gluc    ×    ×    ×    ×
DMEM 1.0 mg/mL Gluc    ×    ×
Medium characteristics 4.5 mg/mL glucose (=25 mmol/L) 280 mOsm pH 7.6 4.5 mg/mL glucose (=25 mmol/L) 280 mOsm pH 7.6 1.0 mg/mL glucose (=5.56 mmol/L) 280 mOsm pH 7.6 4.5 mg/mL glucose (=25 mmol/L) 485 mOsm pH 7.6 4.5 mg/mL glucose (=25 mmol/L) 280 mOsm pH 6.8 1.0 mg/mL glucose (=5.56 mmol/L) 485 mOsm pH 6.8
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