Table 1. Morphometric comparison of the area occupied by lipid inclusions in epimastigotes cultivated in control conditions (time zero) or after 48 h of incubation in LIT supplemented with 10% dFCS.
| Parasites (epimastigotes) | Number of parasites analyzed | Number of reservosomes analyzed | Mean area of lipid inclusions per reservosome (µm2) | Percentage of lipid inclusion reduction |
| Time Zero | 50 | 103 | 0.05607±0.003011 | - |
| 48 h in dFCS | 50 | 122 | 0.01677±0.002546 | 70.21%* |
*One tailed t test, P<0.0001.