Fol. Biol. 2022, 68, 45-49

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2022068020045

Time and Temperature Stability of TGF-β1, EGF and IGF-1 in 20% and 100% Human Serum

Katerina Jirsova1, K. Levova2, Marta Kalousová2, I. Fales3, V. Frankova4, V. Vesela1, T. Zima2, T. P. Utheim5, J. Bednar1

1Laboratory of the Biology and Pathology of the Eye, Institute of Biology and Medical Genetics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Czech Republic
2Institute of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Diagnostics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Czech Republic
3Department of Cell Therapy and Cord Blood Bank Czech Republic, Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, Prague, Czech Republic
4Department of Paediatrics and Inherited Metabolic Disorders, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Czech Republic
5Department of Medical Biochemistry, Oslo University Hospital and Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Norway

Received January 2022
Accepted February 2022

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