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. 2021 Sep 1;12:710887. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2021.710887

Table 3.

Quality control sheet for HRFs collected in vivo and ex vivo to be used as new natural products in culture media.

HUF IN VIVO HUF EX VIVO HOF EX VIVO
Osmolality (mOsm/kg) 284–287 282–327 288–345
pH 7.5–7.9 7.5–8.2 6.6–8.1
Total protein (μg/μl) 39–45 38–57 26–39
Sterility “no growth”
Endotoxin (EU/ml) “endotoxin-free” ≤ 0.1
BEA (bovine embryo assay, 2 cell) >70%

HRFs, human reproductive fluids; HUFs, human uterine fluids; HOF, human oviductal fluids.