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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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:c8a43884686f46cd8261b5590a0d6251 2023-05-15T15:02:56+02:00 Insulin reduces the requirement for serum in Plasmodium falciparum culture Carlos Eduardo Tosta Felício Sala-Neto 1984-03-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/c8a43884686f46cd8261b5590a0d6251 EN eng Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86821984000100009 https://doaj.org/toc/0037-8682 https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9849 0037-8682 1678-9849 https://doaj.org/article/c8a43884686f46cd8261b5590a0d6251 Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 41-43 (1984) Plasmodium falciparum Malária Insulina Meio de cultura Malaria Insulin Culture medium Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 1984 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-31T02:52:55Z 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. A adição de insulina (0,2) UI/ml) à cultura de Plasmodium falciparum reduziu a necessidade de soro humano de dez para cinco por cento. Isto representa uma óbvia vantagem não só pela economia de soro como pela diminuição do risco de se utilizar amostras de soro contaminadas nas culturas. Esta capacidade da insulina de promover a multiplicação de plasmódio foi observada tanto em relação à P. falciparum adaptado à cultura por 12 meses como em amostras recém-isoladas do parasito. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic |
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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. A adição de insulina (0,2) UI/ml) à cultura de Plasmodium falciparum reduziu a necessidade de soro humano de dez para cinco por cento. Isto representa uma óbvia vantagem não só pela economia de soro como pela diminuição do risco de se utilizar amostras de soro contaminadas nas culturas. Esta capacidade da insulina de promover a multiplicação de plasmódio foi observada tanto em relação à P. falciparum adaptado à cultura por 12 meses como em amostras recém-isoladas do parasito. |
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Insulin reduces the requirement for serum in Plasmodium falciparum culture |
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Insulin reduces the requirement for serum in Plasmodium falciparum culture |
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Insulin reduces the requirement for serum in Plasmodium falciparum culture |
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Insulin reduces the requirement for serum in Plasmodium falciparum culture |
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Insulin reduces the requirement for serum in Plasmodium falciparum culture |
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insulin reduces the requirement for serum in plasmodium falciparum culture |
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