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The two important compounds of serum that are necessary for cell culture are __________________(a) insulin, epidermal growth factor(b) insulin, phosphatidylserine(c) tumor necrosis factor, epidermal growth factor(d) epidermal growth factor, phosphatidylserineThis question was addressed to me in class test.Question is from Cancer Cell Properties topic in chapter Cancer of Cell Biology

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Right choice is (a) insulin, EPIDERMAL growth factor

Easy explanation: The TWO important compounds those are required for the culture of normal mammalian cells, are insulin and epidermal growth factor, present as COMPONENTS of the serum’s fluid fraction. However, these are not required for the CULTURING of cancer cells.



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