Abstract
GOODCHILD1 has recently described attempts to culture in vitro the tissues of Rhodnius prolixus, and suggested two possibilities that might enable the successful establishment of cultures. The two suggestions are (1) to replace glass surfaces by mica, or cover them with a film of wax, and (2) to enrich the culture medium with an extract of R. prolixus embryos. Similar suggestions were included in a series of experiments that I have recently performed. Cultures capable of growth and of yielding subcultures have not so far been established, and it appears that the problems of insect tissue culture are more complex than has hitherto been appreciated.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Goodchild, A. J. P., Nature, 173, 504 (1954).
Trager, W., J. Exp. Med., 61, 501 (1935).
Buck, J. B., Chapter 6 in Roeder's “Insect Physiology” (John Wiley, N.Y., 1953).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
GRACE, T. Culture of Insect Tissues. Nature 174, 187–188 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1038/174187b0
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/174187b0
- Springer Nature Limited
This article is cited by
-
Beobachtungen in vitro an den Zellen der Larvalen Ovariolenh�lle von Bombyx mori L. (Lepidoptera) in Verschiedenen Kulturmedien
Zeitschrift f�r Zellforschung und Mikroskopische Anatomie (1966)
-
Morphogenetische Untersuchungen an in vitro wachsenden Augenanlagen vonDrosophila melanogaster
Wilhelm Roux' Archiv f�r Entwicklungsmechanik der Organismen (1960)
-
Recherches sur la culture de tissus en virologie des insectes
Entomophaga (1959)
-
Obtention de lignées cellulaires en culture de tissus d'invertébrés
Experientia (1958)