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The comparative study of cultures of the tissues of the ovary sheath of the female gonad and of the hemocytes of Lepidopterous by means of varying proportions of insect serum and calf serum, has revealed that the serum of mamalians can to a great extent take the place of insect serum. Nevertheless the incorporation of a small amount of insect serum is beneficial to the culture. The principle which is described makes it possible, in particular, to cultivate the tissues of very small insects.
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Vago, C., Chastang, S. Cultures de tissus d'insectes a l'aide de sérum de mammifères. Entomophaga 7, 175–179 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02374630
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