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D225 medium forDrosophila cell lines contains some chemically undefined compounds. An attempt was made to replace them with chemically defined substances. It was revealed that insulin can replace foetal calf serum in supportingD. melanogaster cell growth.
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Acknowledgments. The author wishes to thank Prof. C. Barigozzi for critical reading of the manuscript and Mrs A. Bonifazio for her technical assistance. This work was supported by a grant of the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Roma.
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Mosna, G. Insulin can completely replace serum inDrosophila melanogaster cell cultures in vitro. Experientia 37, 466–467 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01986137
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