“…10,14,15 Cells were cultured in Earle's M199 medium supplemented with 20% fetal calf serum, 50 U/ml penicillin, 50 mg/ml streptomycin, and 2% Biogro-2 (containing insulin, transferrin, ethanolamine, and putrescine: Biological Industries, Beit Haemek, Israel). The purity of omentum and effluentderived mesothelial cell cultures was determined through the expression of the standard mesothelial markers, intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM)-1, calretinine and cytokeratins.…”