Authors: Trenholme Katharine R McMonagle Fiona A Phillips RStephen
Publish Date: 1990/08/01
Volume: 84, Issue: 4, Pages: 507-510
Abstract
Katharine R Trenholme Fiona A McMonagle RStephen Phillips The effect of a fibroblast feeder layer Lcysteine and 2mercaptoethanol on the growth of Plasmodium falciparum in vitro Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Volume 84 Issue 4 JulyAugust 1990 Pages 507–510 https//doiorg/101016/0035920390900179A fibroblastlike cell line derived from the mountain vole Microtus montanus was effective in promoting an increase in the multiplication rate of new and established isolates of Plasmodium falciparum An increase in multiplication rate was also achieved in the absence of M montanus cells when cultures of P falciparum were grown in medium which was supplemented with lcysteine at 12 h intervals and to a lesser extent when medium was supplemented with 2mercaptoethanol instead of lcysteine
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