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. 2016 Jul 25;(113):54148. doi: 10.3791/54148
F-12 Medium Supplemented with 
Reagent Stock Solution   Final Solution   Amount
Fetal Calf serum 10% 50 ml
Sodium pyruvate 100 mM 1 mM 5 ml
L-Glutamine 200 mM 2 mM  5 ml
Hepes 1 M 10 mM  5 ml
Gentamicin  50 mg/ml 50 μg/ml 500 μl
Penicillin/streptomycin  10,000 U/ml/10 mg/ml 100 U/ml/100 μg/ml 5 ml
Insulin 5 mg/ml 5 μg/ml 500 μl
T3  2 x 10- 8 M  2 x 10-11 M 500 μl
Adenine 1.8 x 10- 1 M 1.8 x 10- 3 M 5 ml
Transferrin 5 mg/ml 5 μg/ml 500 μl
heparin 50 mg/ml 0.1 mg/ml 1 ml
ECGS 3 mg/ml 3 μg/ml 5 ml
bFGF 25 μg/ml 5 ng/ml 100 μl
SCF 10 μg/ml 5 ng/ml 250 μl
HGF 5 μg/ml 2 ng/ml 200 μl
Endothelin 3 50 μg/ml 10 ng/ml 200 μl
LIF 20 μg/ml 4 ng/ml 100 μl
VEGF 5 μg/ml 1 ng/ml 100 μl
Choleran toxin 10-7 M 10-10 M 500 μl
Note: The amount cited above is for preparation of 500 ml of 3-D culture media.  Media must be stored at 4 °C for no more than 2 weeks