Mitogen / growth factor for insect cells?

07 July 2016 1 4K Report

Dear all,

We are trying to generate primary cell lines from mosquitoes but strugggle in having them dividing. Anyone know a growth factor of insect cells from Drosophila for instance.

Thank you

Masoud Latifian

Journal of Biotechnology31 January 1995, Vol.38(3):243–251, doi:10.1016/0168-1656(94)00128-Y

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Physiological and environmental factors affecting the growth of insect cells and infection with baculovirus

N. Kioukia

A.W. Nienow

M. Al-rubeai

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