Lysolecithin and Cell Fusion
NaturePublished 22 August 1970
A. R. Poole, J I Howell, J. A. Lucy
Citations352
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Lysolecithin will induce cell fusion in several different types of cell, and both multinucleated syncytia and heterokaryons can be formed.
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Lysolecithin will induce cell fusion in several different types of cell, and both multinucleated syncytia and heterokaryons can be formed.
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