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Table 3 Mammosphere-forming efficiency of stem-like cells in growth media A, B, and C

From: Comparison of mammosphere formation from stem-like cells of normal breast, malignant primary breast tumors, and MCF-7 cell line

Type

Composition of growth media

Day 1

Day 3

Day 5

Day 7

A

DMEM + 10% FBS (serum supplemented)

0.00 ± 0.00

0.50 ± 0.40

0.61 ± 0.39

.500 ± 0.46

B

DMEM + 0.5% FBS (low serum supplemented)

3.11 ± 0.62

6.22 ± 0.81

9.00 ± 1.86

12.78 ± 2.49

C

DMEM + MEGS (MEGS supplemented)

1.22 ± 0.50

1.72 ± 0.99

2.5 ± 1.35

3.28 ± 1.63