Fig. 2
From: Dynamics of sterol synthesis during development of Leishmania spp. parasites to their virulent form
Sterol amount in percentage (%) among logarithmic, stationary and metacyclic promastigotes of L. infantum virulent or avirulent L5 strain grown in complete HOMEM or serum-free medium (SFM). LOG: logarithmic phase promastigotes; STAT: stationary phase promastigotes; META: metacyclic promastigotes. For each developmental stage, all sterols were added up to 100 %. a Virulent strain grown in HOMEM. b Avirulent L5 strain grown in HOMEM or SFM. c Stationary phase promastigotes of virulent strain cultured in HOMEM or SFM. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001; ****P < 0.0001