Insulin reduces the requirement for serum in Plasmodium falciparum culture

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...

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Main Authors: Carlos Eduardo Tosta, Felício Sala-Neto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 1984-03-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86821984000100009