Abstract
The mouse cell line L-929 was established in protein-free Eagle's Minimal Essential Medium. The cells have been ‘adapted’ to continuous growth in the medium using stepwise reductions in the concentration of fetal bovine serum. The cells designated L-929-WS have now been propagated in protein-free Eagle's Minimal Essential Medium for two years. The population-doubling time was about 37 h. The addition of serum stimulated cell growth only slightly, but the saturation density was significantly increased. Morphological examination, a study of the secretion of colony stimulating activity and cytochemical investigations for acid phosphatase and alkaline phosphatase showed that L-929-WS cells, grown in protein-free Eagle's Minimal Essential Medium, did not differ markedly from cells propagated in medium containing serum. The cells provided a simple model for the study of cell growth in the absence of serum or the other macromolecular substances usually added to cell cultures. The general application of the cells for purposes in which the addition of serum or growth factors might interfere, is suggested.
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