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SUBMITTER: Teo GY
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6997850 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Saudi journal of biological sciences 20191206 2
Erythropoietin receptors (EPORs) are present not only in erythrocyte precursors but also in non-hematopoietic cells including cancer cells. In this study, we determined the effect of fetal bovine serum (FBS) in culture medium on the EPOR expression and viability of the estrogen receptor (ER)-positive MCF-7 and ER-negative MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells. Using flow cytometry, we showed that the inclusion of 10% FBS in the medium increased the EPOR expressions and viabilities of MDA-MB-231 and MCF ...[more]