Author:
Tosta Carlos Eduardo,Sala-Neto Felício
Abstract
Insulin added to Plasmodium falciparum cultures (0.2 IU/ml) reduced the requirement for human serum from ten to five percent. This represents an obvious advantage by its serum-sparing effect and by reducing the chances of using contaminated serum in cultures. The growth-promoting ability of insulin was observed eitherin culture- adapted P. falciparum or in newly-isolated samples.
Subject
Infectious Diseases,Microbiology (medical),Parasitology
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