Medium 199 was originally developed for nutritional studies of chick embryo fibroblasts. It has broad species applicability, particularly for cultivation of non-transformed cells. Medium 199 is widely used in virology, vaccine production, and in vitro cultivation of primary explants of mouse pancreatic epithelium, and rat lens tissues. Life Technologies offers a variety of Gibco® Medium 199 modifications for a range of cell culture applications. Find the right formulation using the media selector tool.