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What culture medium can omit the addition of phenol red?
Phenol red is used as an indicator of pH value in culture media: it is red when neutral, yellow when acidic, and purple when alkaline. Research has shown that phenol red can mimic the effects of steroid hormones, especially estrogen. To avoid steroid reactions, it is not necessary to add when culturing cells, especially mammalian cells.