To investigate the effects of 20-hydroxyecdysone on cultured mosquito cells, we have used starvation conditions to synchronize the cell cycle. Serum-free medium, and minimal essential medium, which lacks serum and amino acids, were compared. Starvation in minimal essential medium amplifies differences between treated and control cells.
Species 1: Diptera Culicidae Aedes albopictus (Asian tiger mosquito)
Keywords: cell cycle, protein synthesis
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