Table 1 Growth times of human Sertoli cells cultured in vitro.

From: Rescue of PFOS-induced human Sertoli cell injury by overexpressing a p-FAK-Y407E phosphomimetic mutant

Donor age (years)

Thawing of cells

Growth medium

Time needed to reach ~70–80% confluence (days)

P1

P2

P3

P4

P5

P6

36

Time 0

F12/DMEM + 10% FBS + S/P (1:100)*

21

8

13

   

40

10

5

5

7

5

8

15

22

12

10

12

  

23

23

19

11

   
  1. *FBS, fetal bovine serum; S, streptomycin; P, penicillin; P1-6, cell passage 1-6.