Plasma replacement for in vitro culture of Plasmodium knowlesi.
Of six fractions of human plasma tested, only Cohn's fraction IV-4 was effective for the replacement of whole plasma from monkey (Macaca mulatta) for the in vitro culture of Plasmodium knowlesi. The effects observed on multiplication and morphology of parasites suggest a specific role of some substance or substances in fraction IV-4.
D000818:Animals; D000882:Haplorhini; D010952:Plasma Substitutes; D010961:Plasmodium / Q000254:growth & development*
D010952:Plasma Substitutes